Quality ESL Programs: An Administrator's GuideThis book is the first and only comprehensive guide for administrators building ESL programs. The guide provides insight into the development, administration, and evaluation of programs for ESOL students. It stresses the importance of facilitating policy decisions and creating a solid infrastructure for quality programming. The variety of integrated perspectives presented enables administrators to better make valid, grounded decisions related to the education of their increasing numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students. |
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academic content acculturation achievement affective filter American appropriate assessment BASD bilingual education Bilingual Education Act bilingual programs child CLD students cognitive collaboration content-area culturally and linguistically curriculum dents dual-immersion education program English-Acquisition English-language development equal educational opportunity ESL program ESL Standards ESL teachers ESOL population ESOL stu family centers foster goals grade gram grammar groups guage Hispanic home language immersion immigrant implement issues language acquisition language and culture language minorities language of instruction language-of-instruction learners LEP students linguistic mainstream mary language meet the needs ment Myrna Delgado native language native speakers native-English-speaking native-language instruction needs of ESOL parents participation primary-language program administrator program design team program evaluation program models programs for ESOL regular classroom teachers responsibility school districts second-language skills social integration Spanish speak staff development strategies structure structured-immersion success teaching TESOL tion understanding