There’s room for all of you, and for everything you experience—the grim and the glorious, the wounded, wounding, healing and healed.
-Hiro Boga, writer, teacher, business strategist
"If philanthropists want to see education improve in this country, they need to focus on the needs of English-language learners (ELL).... The achievement gap between ELLs and native speakers of English in this country makes it critical for grantmakers to deepen our collective efforts to increase learning outcomes for ELL students." This is the conclusion of a report, "Investing in Our Next Generation: A Funders' Guide to Addressing the Educational Opportunities and Challenges Facing English-Language Learners," by Grantmakers for Education. The report observes...
"More than one in ten of all preK-12 students in the U.S. — totaling over 5.3 million children — are English Language Learners, yet common assumptions about this fast-growing population are often incorrect. The majority of young ELLs are not immigrants: over 75 percent of ELL elementary students were born in the U.S. Although the largest ELL groups are in California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Arizona, ELLs are growing presences throughout the country, with the fastest growing ELL populations in South Carolina, Indiana, Nevada, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Delaware. And many of America’s schools are not yet able to serve these millions of students effectively."
The Beginnings Workshop Book on Literacy contains insightful articles on creating readers, children's conversations, multi-language programs, bilingual education, storytelling and much more.
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Displaying All 2 CommentsShishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hello
Child friend , I think positive . Many of American's School are to able to serve these millons of students effectively . Let's think the children are the supreeme
asset of the world.
Thank You
Language Castle.com
Newtown, PA, United States
This report did a lot to draw attention to the astounding service gap that exists in our country right now. This is not just a call for funders - but for every person involved with the care and teaching of young children. There's no excuse for falling short on meeting the language needs of each and every child that comes to us!
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