Meeting the Needs of Young English Language Learners

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Author(s): Judi Simmons Estes (Park University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on Pedagogies and Cultural Considerations for Young English Language Learners
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Grace Onchwari (University of North Dakota, USA)and Jared Keengwe (University of North Dakota, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3955-1.ch008

Keywords: Information Science Reference / K-12 Education / Literacy and Language Studies / Media & Communications

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From the fall of 2003 to the fall of 2013, the number of Hispanic students in K-12 schools increased from 19 percent to 25 percent; in addition, the percentage of English language learners (ELLs) in U.S. public schools was 9.4 percent during the 2014-2015 school year, ranging from 1.0 percent in West Virginia to 22.4 percent in California (NCES, 2016). General education teachers are increasingly likely to have ELL students in their classrooms, yet a majority of classroom teachers have little to no training in working with English language learners (NCES, 2011). This chapter provides a discussion of the role of language in learning, the needs of English language learners and their families, as well as the role of teacher preparation programs in preparing pre-service teachers to work with culturally and linguistically diverse young children.

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