Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Language & Education Policy, Instructional Models and Programs -…
Language & Education Policy, Instructional Models and Programs
-
State-Led Initiatives
Common Core: essential knowledge and skills that all students need. Does not specifically address ELLs, but does include specific language standards.
ELL advocates divided
-
Common Core standards provide the opportunity to make much needed changes that lead to higher levels of achievement,
-
-
-
-
Bilingual Models
-
Developmental Bilingual Education - aim to help students develop students both English and their home language
-
Key Takeaways:
Table 5.4 (Wright 120) - Note the forms of Monolingual Forms of Education, weak forms of bilingual education, and strong forms of bilingual education
Strong forms of bilingual education require greater collaboration and resources, but create a learning environment that is in the best interest of ELLs and will likely bring about the greatest desired results.
-
Determining the appropriateness of programs can be done by considering the language goals, academic goals, cultural goals, and the profile of your students
The presence of state and federal policies have created a confusing arena for educators to work in. While progress has been made through legislation, court cases, and advocacy, a great deal of variance still exists in the experiences that students will receive.
Sink or Swim - lack of training & experience, underfunding & resources available, and/or neglect have led to harmful practices that do not address the needs of ELLs
Policies that promote the use of high-stakes testing to evaluate ELLs language & content development are often harmful.
Advancing legislation has provided opportunities for change to take place in how we approach educating ELLs & pushes the discussion forward