As The Number Of Non-English-Speaking Children, Entering

Beyond English In recent years, much attention has been drawn to the bilingual education debate. Immigration is booming, and along with it the number of non-English-speaking children entering public schools. According to Thomas and Collier, "Language-minority students are predicted to account for about 40 percent of the school-age population by the 2030’s" (5). Bilingual programs in many areas have sparked a heated controversy, with many people claiming that non-English-speaking children, most

In “An Examination of Sustaining Effects in Descubriendo La Lectura Programs,” an academic article was written by Kathy Escamilla, Martha Loera, Olivia Ruiz, and Yvonne Rodriguez; examines the transition from a program called Reading Recovery to Descubriendo La Lectura. Reading Recovery programs were designed to assist first-grade students to catch up academically to their peers, and later not require the assistance from the program. In 1988, the program was reconstructed into Spanish and has continued

Poverty is an issue that more and more of our nation’s children are coming face to face with in the United States. Each year, there are an increasing number of children entering schools with needs from circumstances, such as poverty. Some of the factors that are related to poverty that may place a child at-risk for academic failure are: single or low educational level parents, unemployment, abuse and neglect, homeless, and non-English speaking (ESL) parents. Academic gap is one of the impacts we may

order to help those non-native people to be successful in the United Sates, there should have some kind of programs to help them to learn English effectively, but also to maintain their native language. Bilingual Education and ESL programs are systems that developed since the mid 1900s in the United States to reach the goal of helping non-native people with the language. There has been the argument of whether these programs are effective and necessary to maintain to help the non-native speakers. Therefore

The Future of ‘Black English’ and its Academic Impact on African-American Children Introduction Language plays a key role in communication in any society, culture and organization. This medium of social interaction is universal and has been passed down for centuries as a legacy. Therefore, it is imperative that the purity of the language is kept within each framework of heritage. Culture also plays a very important role in the evolution of language. It is the foundation of social engagement and

education programs within the United States Education System, children will begin to improve drastically academically, cognitively, and socially; Bilingual Education will also help to improve cultural awareness within both the American Education System and the United States itself. Bilingual Education has had a presence in the United States since its very foundation.

reported to have 706 languages while Papua newgunie has 867 languages. Mostly, the 700s languages in Indonesia is in the eastern Indonesia in which Silzer and Heikkinen (1991) in Purwo, K. (2000) reports that 240 of the languages are in Irian Jaya. A number of the languages in the world are in danger if there is no effort to maintain the language. UNESCO reported that 10 languages are dead every year . Purwo further explains that in Australia in 18 centuries, there were 250 languages and today, there

continues to expand therefore, increasing the number of students who are not proficient in English and requiring protection under the law. “Approximately 5 million students in the United States schools have limited English language skills that affect their ability to participate successfully in education programs and achieve high academic standards” (Contreras, 2011). Having both federal and state mandates allows equal protection under the law for English Language Learners (ELL). ELL’s presented many

American educational systems. There are differences in approach between the two systems that create a discrepancy in the effectiveness of the education. The American system bases the need for dual language learning on need of students to learn English and the advantages of a second language for well-off students and usually ends by late elementary school. European schools base their entire school system on dual language for all students from primary through secondary school. With the stated goal

United States is a diverse country of many different races and languages. Even though many languages are spoken in the United States, English is the preferred language in the United States. Speaking English in America is the key to success. Without English, acquiring employment is almost impossible. More and more immigrants are attracted to the U.S every year, and the populations of immigrants, which do not know the American culture, continue to rise. This population must be assimilated into the