English Language Learning
Center for Applied Linguistics
Submitted by ESCORT Staff on Tue, 2006-08-15 11:19. English Language Learning | Resource WebsiteCAL is a non-profit organization that provides research-based language tools and resources related to language and culture. In addition to publications and research articles, the website also provide
Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence
Submitted by ESCORT Staff on Tue, 2006-08-15 10:41. English Language Learning | Resource WebsiteCREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty.
The Challenge of Educating English Language Learners in Rural Areas
Submitted by ESCORT Staff on Tue, 2006-08-15 10:27. English Language Learning | Journal ArticleThis article, written by Eastern Stream staff member Pamela Wrigley, presents examples of district-level and school-level efforts that have worked in rural areas of Virginia and North Carolina to reduce the cultural isolation of English language learners. These include:
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Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners
Submitted by ESCORT Staff on Fri, 2006-08-04 12:43. Book | English Language Learning | Literacy | Research Panel ReportNew Report on English Language Learning
U.S. schools serve more than 14 million children nationwide who come from households in which English is not the primary language spoken. The increasing numbers and diversity of language-minority students pose a challenge for U.S. K-12 schools. The importance of this challenge led the U.S. Department of Education to create the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth.
