[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] Reading and ELL study

[Lesley Farmer]

Research Shows That Books Facilitate Language LearningThe Civil Rights
Project at the University of Californiastudied the impact of newer
state policies of structured English immersion vs. traditional
bilingual education. Researchers found that other factors - such as
whether students have books at home - have greater impact upon English
Language Learners' (ELLs) achievement than state instructional
policies. Gándara, P., Maxwell-Jolly, J., & Rumberger, R. (2008).
Resource Needs for English Learners: Getting Down to Policy
Recommendations. Santa Barbara: University of California Linguistic
Minority Research
Institute.http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu/publications/download.php?file=08_gandara-maxwelljolly-rumbergerv2.pdf

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Posted By Lesley Farmer to CSLA Research Update at 6/20/2008 11:43:00 AM
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