Background of ESL
Date Submitted: 10/14/2003 20:35:00
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 5 pages (1377 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 5 pages (1377 words)
Background of ESL
<Tab/>English as a Second Language (ESL) began as a program to assist Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. Our nation's schools are comprised of a diverse student body. Each student enters school at a different starting point of knowledge due to their cultural, social, ethnic, or economical background. 42 percent of all public teachers have at least one LEP student in their class. To ignore students that come in …
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…Cooper, James. 1998. Those Who Can Teach. Hougton Mifflin Company.
Sion, Christopher. 1991. More recipes for tired teachers : well-seasoned activities for the ESOL classroom. Reading, MA : Addison-Wesley. PE1128 .M67 1991
Johns, Kenneth M. 2001. Helping ESL Learners Suceed. Bloomington, Ind. L11 .F37 no.484
Internet Source
ESL Instruction and Adults with Learning Disabilities. ERIC Digest. http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed443298.html
Rance-Roney, Judith. 2000. Learning Disabilities / Learning Challenges. ESL at Lehigh. http://www.lehigh.edu/~jar7/ldlcnotes.html
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