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Hi ! I’m Maria and I am
an English Language
Learner (ELL) !
ELLs are the fastest
growing segment of the public
school population!
2015T he year ELL enrollment will reach 10 million
20251 in 4 public school students will be an ELL
Most ELL students are born in the USA
76% of Elementary ELL students are native born56% of Secondary School ELL students are native born
2 out of 3 ELL students come from low income families
3 out of 4 ELL students are Spanish speaking
ELL students often have lower academic performance
ELL students often have higher rates of dropout
NCLB& English Language Learners
Must meet same standards as all students
Ongoing assessment challenges for ELLs
Must meet English proficiency benchmarks
on statewide testing
(CRCT in Georgia for example)
Classroom challenges
Background often very different than teacher
Lack of resources
Lack of qualified teachers
Tested in English before they know the language
Especially in Math and reading !!
Teacher/student communication issues
Assessment challenges
How do we measure student needs?
How do we measure learning ?
Limited professional development
opportunities
Achievement outcomes
Only 29% ELL students scored at or
above basic reading level
* As opposed to non ELL students - 75% scored at or above basic reading level
Instructional/test accommodations
differ across states (and districts)* example: some allow use of bilingual dictionary during testing – some do not
Movement in place to extend the time an ELL student has to master the
English language before being tested in English in the core content areas
* Students currently given 1 year for mastery. Effort in place to extend to 3 years.
Movement in place to ensure that ELL students receive
all accommodations and services
National effort to improve teacher training
& professional development opportunities
The report for this presentation is available at:
http://xrl.us/ELLchallenges