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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Kibler, Amanda K.; Walqui, Aída; Bunch, George C. – TESOL Journal, 2015
New demands of the Common Core State Standards imply instructional transformations for all classrooms in the United States, but teachers of students designated as English language learners (ELLs) are among those most likely to feel the impact in their daily professional lives. Language is an integral part of classroom learning in all subject…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Literacy, State Standards, Mainstreaming
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Bunch, George C.; Abram, Percy L.; Lotan, Rachel A.; Valdes, Guadalupe – TESOL Journal, 2001
Describes a collaborative middle school project that creates an effective and equitable environment in which English language learners can develop the necessary skills to meet increasingly demanding academic expectations. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Cooperation, English (Second Language), Middle School Students
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Bunch, George C.; Walqui, Aída; Pearson, P. David – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2014
In the United States, new common state standards in English language arts and disciplinary literacy require K-12 students to "read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently." Issues of text complexity have spurred debates in the mainstream literacy, educational practice, and policy…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Language Arts, Native Language