Good Schools and Classrooms for Children Learning English: A Guide
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Thirty years of research have proven that, when implemented well, bilingual education is the best way to learn English. New research by IDRA has identified the 25 common characteristics of successful schools that contribute to high academic performance of students learning English. This guide is a rubric, designed for people in schools and communities to evaluate five dimensions that are necessary for success:
school indicators
leadership
student outcomes
support
programmatic and instructional practices
What’s Inside
Good Schools and Classrooms for Children Learning English clusters the 25 characteristics of effective bilingual programs into five dimensions:
School Indicators,
Student Outcomes,
Leadership,
Support, and
Programmatic and Instructional Practices.
For each criterion, this guide indicates which specific educational equity goal(s) it reflects:
Goal 1: Comparably high academic achievement and other student outcomes;
Goal 2: Equitable access and inclusion;
Goal 3: Equitable treatment;
Goal 4: Equitable opportunity to learn; and
Goal 5: Equitable resources.
(ISBN: 1-878550-69-1; 64 Pages; 2002; $15.00)
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