Teaching for English Proficiency [microform] : The Need for an Evaluation of Language Programs in the New York City Public Schools / Eva Ostrum-Grunstein and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5498830
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Ostrum-Grunstein, Eva
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986
- 14 p.
- Summary:
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Although nearly 90,000 students in the New York (New York) public schools participate in bilingual education programs and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, insufficient data are available to conduct effective program evaluations. The school system's bilingual and ESL programs achieved their size and permanence as a result of two lawsuits of the 1970s. The Aspira Consent Decree, using the precedent of "Lau v. Nichols," ensured the right of limited-English-proficient New York City students to bilingual education. English language education that would benefit from evaluation includes the following: (1) comparison of bilingual and ESL programs; (2) proficiency standards; (3) service delivery; (4) length of stay in bilingual programs; (5) educational needs of Hispanic students; (6) needs of students whose score on the Language Assessment Battery (LAB) are a little too high to qualify them for bilingual education; (7) language needs of non-Hispanic minorities; and (8) dual language proficiency. Data that should be transferred to the school's central computer file (student bio file) include the following: (1) country of birth; (2) country of last address; (3) language spoken at home; (4) length of stay in a language program; (5) educational achievement; and (6) parents' place of birth. Statistical data are included on two tables. (FMW)
- Notes:
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- Policymakers.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Bilingual Education Programs
- Compensatory Education
- Data Collection
- Elementary Secondary Education
- English (Second Language)
- Hispanic Americans
- Immigrants
- Information Needs
- Legal Responsibility
- Limited English Speaking
- Non English Speaking
- Program Evaluation
- Research Needs
- Second Languages
- Spanish Speaking
- Student Characteristics
- Student Needs
- Urban Schools
- English as a Second Dialect New York City Board of Education
- Aspira v Board of Education
- Other authors/contributors:
- New York City Dept. of City Planning, NY
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1986
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