Placement of Former English Language Learners in Middle Schools: General Education or Dual Language?

Autor/inn/en	Torff, Bruce; Murphy, Audrey Figueroa
Titel	Placement of Former English Language Learners in Middle Schools: General Education or Dual Language?
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 24 (2021) 4, S.569-576 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2018.1494697
Schlagwörter	English Language Learners; Middle School Students; Student Placement; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Bilingual Education; General Education; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerpraktikum; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Schulleistung
Abstract	Historically, many educators have attempted to help English Language Learners (ELLs) develop sufficient English skills to be reclassified so that they can be placed in general-education classrooms. At present, educators increasingly favor a policy of placing former ELLs in dual-language settings. But it remains unclear whether former ELLs in middle schools perform better academically in general-education (GE) or dual-language (DL) classrooms. Research was conducted to compare former ELLs placed in GE settings and those who remained in DL classrooms on state tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and math (n = 99) at the middle-school level. In both subjects, DL students outperformed GE students on two of four yearly test administrations following reclassification, and for ELA averaged across the four, with single-test effects stronger in math than ELA. GE students did not outperform DL students on any of eight tests. Calling into question policies favoring placement of former ELLs in GE classes, the results underscore the efficacy of continuing to use students' home language in instruction following reclassification. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01