Numbers of limited English proficient children: national state, and language-specific estimates. Based on the 1982 English language proficiency survey and special tabulations of the 1980 census.

Institution	Department of Education (Washington, DC)
Titel	Numbers of limited English proficient children: national state, and language-specific estimates. Based on the 1982 English language proficiency survey and special tabulations of the 1980 census.
Quelle	(1987), 29 S.Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	Mikroform; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Statistische Auswertung; Identitätsbildung; Familie; Englisch; Familie; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachanwendung; Sprachkompetenz; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Englisch
Abstract	Drawing on the 1982 English language proficiency survey, where the English skills of students from language-minority households were compared with the skills of students from homes where only English was spoken, and on special tabulations of the 1980 census, this report presents estimates of national and state levels of the English proficiency of children from families where a language other than English is spoken. Approximately one-third of the school age children from homes where another language is used some of the time are distinctly limited in English. The numbers of limited-English-proficient (LEP) children vary substantially among states and across language groups. Variables generating model-based predictions of language-minority students' English proficiency included household education level, family income, nativity and recency of immigration, and parental judgement of children's abilities. Estimates based on the model indicated that there were significantly more LEP children in the United States than were estimated or identified by state education agencies.
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	1996_(CD)