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Unpacking the Language Demands in Academic Content and English Language Proficiency Standards for English Learners
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Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Bailey, Alison L.; Ballard, Laura; Wang, Yuan; Pogossian, Anahit – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
In U.S. K-12 public schools, educational policy and practice for English learner (EL) students center around two sets of academic standards: English language proficiency (ELP) standards and content standards such as in English language arts and mathematics. This study examined the types of language demands manifested in those standards in Grade 5.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
Long-Term English Learners' Mathematics Course Trajectories: Downstream Consequences of Early Remediation on College Preparation
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Biernacki, Paulina J.; Altavilla, Jennifer; Kanopka, Klint; Hsieh, Hsiaolin; Solano-Flores, Guillermo – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
We investigated how high school mathematics course placement contributes to inequalities in college preparation for students categorized as "English Learners" (ELs), especially "long-term" English Learners (LTELs). We devised a base-2 enumeration approach that allowed us to process complex transcript data from one school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Trajectories, Student Placement, High School Students
The Design of Mathematics Testing Accommodations for Second Language Learners: Semiotic Exchangeability of Translation and Illustration Pop-Up Glossaries in Computer-Administered Tests
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Solano-Flores, Guillermo; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Chía, Magda; Kachchaf, Rachel – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2023
We examined semiotic exchangeability in pop-up glossary translations and illustrations used as supports for second language learners (SLLs) in computer-administered mathematics tests. In a sample of 516 mathematics items, Grades 3-8 and 11, from a large-scale assessment program in the US, test developers identified terms that could be translated…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Testing Accommodations, Test Items, Semiotics
Moving Away from the 4-Hour Block: Arizona's Distinctive Path to Reversing Its Restrictive Language Policies
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Kaveh, Yalda M.; Bernstein, Katie A.; Cervantes-Soon, Claudia; Rodriguez-Martinez, Sara; Mohamed, Saida – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2022
In spring 2019, without controversy or fanfare and without violating the voter mandate of Proposition 203, emergent bilinguals in Arizona were once again granted unrestricted access to dual language bilingual education after nearly 20 years. The policy change was accomplished through a seemingly small piece of legislation that reduced the daily…
Descriptors: Voting, Bilingualism, Access to Education, Bilingual Education
English as a Second Language Teachers' Perceptions of Care in an Anti-Immigrant Climate
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Dávila, Liv T.; Linares, Rebecca E. – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2020
This qualitative study applies ethic of care and language ideological orientations to analyze how four middle and high school English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers perceived of care in their relationships with multilingual, multiracial, and multicultural ESL students with diverse immigration backgrounds. Findings show how the focal teachers…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Caring
Stuck in the Middle: Examination of Long-Term English Learners
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Shin, Nami – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2020
Using student-level longitudinal data from one large urban school district, I examine Long-term English Learners' (LTELs) characteristics and their linguistic and academic performance in comparison to on-track English learners and initially fluent students. I also investigate what factors are related to their becoming LTELs. This study focuses on…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Urban Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Student Characteristics