• Article on poor results in Arizona after outlawing bilingual services
  In the first of a three-part series, The Arizona Republic surveys the history and current status of ELL programs in the state. The newspaper finds that in the six years since voters banned bilingual instruction, English-learners have continued to lag in academic achievement and drop out of school in alarming numbers.
  Politicians argue over them. A federal judge says they have waited too long. Teachers struggle to help them.
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• Articles on how to teach English language learners to read ... and succeed!
  Peruse this section of Colorin' Colorado for research-based and best-practice information for educators, parents, and others concerned about the achievement of ELL students.
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• CPS High Quality Literacy Handbook
  This resouce is part of the Chicago Reading Initiative. It is divided by K-3, 4-8 and H.S. It clearly explains many specific strategies for literacy instruction with support for: Word Knowledge, Fluency, Comprehension and Writing. It explains what students would do, what the teacher would do and what the evaluator would look for during observations. It also includes Observation Guides for Literacy Instruction in a rubric format.
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• CREDE Standards for Effective Teaching and Learning
  The Standards for Effective Pedagogy and Learning were established through CREDE research, and through an extensive analysis of the research and development literature in education and diversity. The Standards represent recommendations on which the literature is in agreement, across all cultural, racial, and linguistic groups in the United States, all age levels, and all subject matters. Thus, they express the principles of effective pedagogy for all students. Even for mainstream students, the Standards describe the ideal conditions for instruction; but for students at-risk of educational failure, effective classroom implementation of the Standards is vital. The research consensus can be expressed as five standards.
  CREDE's mission is to assist the nation's diverse students at risk of academic failure due to cultural, language, racial, geographic, or economic factors.
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• Equity Index: Principles for Instructional Design
  The Wexford Excellence Through Equity Principles for Instructional Design To create an environment in which all students thrive and achieve excellence in their learning and caring for each other, Wexford has identified seven principles for instructional design. Listed below are descriptions of each principle.
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• Review of Research and Best Practices (Dual Langauge Classes)
  Effective Features of Dual Language Education Practices Lindholm-Leary San Jose State University
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• 'English language learners' succeed in St. Paul, Minn.
  csmonitor.com Collaboration between classroom teachers and ELL experts has corresponded with rising test scores for nonnative speakers.
  Collaboration between classroom teachers and ELL experts has corresponded with rising test scores for nonnative speakers.
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• Big Ideas for Better Schools
  Edutopia George Lucas Educational Foundation summarizes the 10 characteristics of effective education based on 14 years of investigating the topic.
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• CREDE - Standards for Effective Teaching: Standards Performance Assessment
  A Rubric for Observing Classroom Enactments of CREDE’s Standards for Effective Pedagogy
  CREDE's mission is to assist the nation's diverse students at risk of academic failure due to cultural, language, racial, geographic, or economic factors.
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• Ensuring Academic Success for English Language Learners
  Un. of CA Linguistic Minority Reseach Institute This report by Laurie Olsen highlights nine elements of a strong program, based on three decades of research. Recommended best practices include accessible preschool programs, support for newcomers of all ages, and a focus on English language development.
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• Good Principles, Great Principals
  Good Principles, Great Principals Jim Collins goes to school--and explains high performance there, too. From: Issue 109 | October 2006 | Page 40 | By: Alyssa Danigelis | Illustrations by: Josh Cochran Article regarding high achievement in some Arizona schools with latino students.
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• Improving-School-Reform.pdf
  Improving School Reform by Changing Curriculum Policy Toward Content-Area Instruction in Elementary Schools: A Research-Based Model1 This paper provides support for enhancing reading comprehension through in-depth science with related reading and writing compared to the more common language arts focus. Michael R. Vitale, East Carolina University Nancy R. Romance, Florida Atlantic University Michael Klentschy, El Centro (CA) Elementary School District
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• NCREL's Indicators of Engaged Learning
  This is an online tool for teacher self-assessment.For each category there is a description of the indicator and examples that fall along a continuum. There are three examples for each indicator. This activity is intended to be a tool to help you think through the kinds of activities you use to help your students learn. This rubric was not developed specificaly for ELLs, but the indicators would be relevant. Others specific to language objectives for ELLs would also be needed.
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• School-wide PBS (Positive Behavior Support)
  A major advance in school-wide discipline is the emphasis on school-wide systems of support that include proactive strategies for defining, teaching, and supporting appropriate student behaviors to create positive school environments. Rec. by Billy Imm.
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• Strategies for Success: Engaging Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools
  Author Aida Walqui. This digest discusses 10 principles for developing effective teaching and learning contexts for immigrants adolescents and profiles one program that has been successful in promoting the academic success of its students by implementing these principles.
  The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) aims to promote and improve the teaching and learning of languages, identify and solve problems related to language and culture, and serve as a resource for information about language and culture. CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and developme
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• The Kids Left Behind
  New from Robert D. Barr and William H. Parrett: Successfully reach and teach the underachieving children of poverty by focusing on the eight common factors of high-performing, high-poverty schools. The compiled research studies provide best-practice strategies to help you build a foundation for improvement.
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