Defining an Adequate Education for English Learners

Autor/inn/en	Gandara, Patricia; Rumberger, Russell W.
Titel	Defining an Adequate Education for English Learners
Quelle	In: Education Finance and Policy, 3 (2008) 1, S.130-148 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-3060
DOI	10.1162/edfp.2008.3.1.130
Schlagwörter	Educational Quality; Language Minorities; English (Second Language); Educational Objectives; Academic Achievement; Bilingualism; Achievement Gap; Educational Finance; Second Language Learning; Educational Resources; Teaching Skills; Low Income Groups; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Sprachminderheit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Schulleistung; Bilingualismus; Bildungsfonds; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bildungsmittel; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article explores the components of an "adequate" education for linguistic minority students in California and attempts to distinguish these from the components of an adequate education for low-income students who are native English speakers. About 1.6 million students were classified as English learners (ELs) in California in 2006. We argue that in order to determine the costs of educating these students, it is necessary to specify the goals of instruction. Four possible goals are: (1) reclassification to fluent English proficient (FEP) only; (2) reclassification to FEP and maintenance of academic proficiency; (3) reclassification with biliteracy; and (4) reclassification and closing of achievement gaps. Each goal implies different resource needs. We conclude that most additional resources needed by EL students are similar to those for other low-income children; some specific areas of need that differ are English language development (ELD) materials and additional skills for teachers. Biliteracy can be achieved with modest additional investment. (As Provided).
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