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Finn, Sam – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2023
The term "newcomers" is commonly used to describe students who have recently arrived in U.S. schools. Depending on usage, newcomers may mean students in their first 6 months in U.S. schools, in their first 4 years, or anywhere in between. A majority arrive speaking little to no English, most are from socioeconomically disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, Low Income Groups, Trauma
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Slama, Rachel B. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
Using eight waves of longitudinal data on a statewide kindergarten cohort of English learners (ELs), I examined ELs' tenure in language-learning programs and their academic performance following reclassification as fluent English proficient. I employed discrete-time survival analysis to estimate the average time to and grade of reclassification…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, English (Second Language)
Sarah Asson; Erica Frankenberg; Clémence Darriet; Lucrecia Santibañez; Claudia Cervantes-Soon; Francesca López – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Two-way dual language immersion programs (TWDL) aim to integrate English speakers and speakers of a partner language in the same classroom to receive content instruction in both languages. Stated goals include bilingualism and biliteracy, high academic achievement, and sociocultural competence. In school districts aiming to reduce segregation,…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Language of Instruction