The Teacher's Guide to Diversity: Building a Knowledge Base (Trumbull, Pacheco, 2005), published by The Education Alliance at Brown University, offers a wealth of information about multicultural influences on human development, culture, cognit
In this report, Szpara and Ahmad describe a study that partnered university faculty with high school social studies teachers in an effort to make social studies content accessible to English language learners.
When students take a state achievement test in mathematics, test directions and test items typically are presented in English. Students with low English proficiency might not understand the test directions or the math problems.
The study begins with the premise that the academic challenges of Asian American students are hidden by: (1) the "model minority" stereotype that assumes all Asian Americans are academically successful; (2) the practice of lumping disparate Asian Ameri
Student mobility and its relationship to academic success have been researched since World War II with varied findings (Goebel, 1978).
Instead of focusing on statistics that suggest the symptoms of a larger problem, this report sheds new light on root causes.
Response to intervention (RTI) is an approach to instruction, assessment, and intervention that enables early identification of students who are experiencing academic or behavioral difficulties.
This study uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999 (ECLS–K) to examine how children's skills and knowledge at kindergarten entry predict their achievement in later grades.
The purpose of this study was to identify schools with successful bilingual education programs, and to document their success.
This article investigates the effects of ethnic acceptance and prejudice on English language learning among immigrant nonnative speakers.