Properly Serving Secondary English Language Learners – Podcast Episode 48 | Podcast Episode 48
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Classnotes Podcast (February 13, 2009) Recently, Education Week released it’s annual Quality Counts report, Portrait of a Population, with a focus on the status of English language learner education showing significant gaps in achievement between English language learners and non-ELL students. The gap is most striking at the middle school and high school level. Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., director of IDRA field services and a national expert on education of English language learners, describes what schools need to do to ensure that ELLs receive educational services that meet the quality and equity standards in order to graduate prepared for college and work. Lalo is interviewed by Bradley Scott, Ph.D., director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity.
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Show length: 24:11
Resources
Ten Principles for an Effective Education Plan for English Language Learners at the Secondary Level – Part I
By Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletter
Good Schools and Classrooms for Children Learning English: A Guide
By María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.; Josie Cortez, M.A.; Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., IDRA
Presenting IDRA’s Framework for Effective Instruction of Secondary English Language Learners
María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletter
Bilingual Education in Texas – Where It is Now, and What is Still Needed
Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Roy L. Johnson, M.S. , IDRA Newsletter
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