Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures

by Board on Children Youth and Families, Board on Science Education, Health and Medicine Division, et al.

Book Overview

Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELs?who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schools?are struggling to meet the requirements for academic success, and their prospects for success in postsecondary education and in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309455375
• ISBN13: 9780309455374
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"