Districts and schools spend billions of dollars on professional development in hopes of improving student achievement. There is increased pressure to show improvement among high needs populations such as special education, English learners, and foster . . .

High school English learners who enter U.S. schools without proficiency in English face a unique challenge to acquire English and academic vocabulary in a limited timeframe. Academic vocabulary is needed to comprehend the required reading material tha . . .

This dissertation applied mixed research methods to explore the factors correlated with variation in the percentage of English learner (EL) students completing A-G course requirements in California high schools. Across the State’s high schools, an ave . . .

The purpose of this study was to heighten understanding of English learner (EL) students’ social experiences in a school setting, while developing an expanded awareness of the students’ family system whose language and culture is at crossroads with th . . .

The state of California expects English Learners to learn academic content and oral academic English at the same time and mandates that all students be taught in English. This unit was created to meet the needs of first grade teachers who do not have . . .

This study was set in a rural school with high levels of poverty, migrant families, and immigrants from other countries, with an environment and paradigm that often inhibit the ability of students to successfully engage in the learning situation of a . . .

The authors shared a collaborative and equal partnership in the responsibility of developing and completing all areas of this project, which reviews current research on best practice methods and tools in the assessment and making of special education . . .