Exploring the Impact of a Community School Reform Initiative on the Literacy Achievement of Middle Level English Language Learners

Autor/inn/en	Ammar, Alia A.; Sondergeld, Toni A.; Provinzano, Kathleen; Delaney, Brian
Titel	Exploring the Impact of a Community School Reform Initiative on the Literacy Achievement of Middle Level English Language Learners
Quelle	In: RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 44 (2021) 4, (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ammar, Alia A.) ORCID (Delaney, Brian)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-4476
DOI	10.1080/19404476.2021.1893909
Schlagwörter	Community Schools; Educational Change; Middle School Students; Urban Schools; English Language Learners; Achievement Gap; Immigrants; Refugees; Language Arts; Literacy; Academic Achievement; Reading Skills; Reading Achievement; Writing Skills; Writing Achievement; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Bildungsreform; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Flüchtling; Sprachkultur; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Schulleistung; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Leseleistung; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	Inequitable learning opportunities are a leading contributor to the persistent literacy achievement gaps evident between historically marginalized students and their more affluent peers. This study investigated the impact of a community school reform effort in an urban middle school. The community school initiative focused on meeting the complex academic and non-academic needs of newcomer (i.e., immigrant and refugee) students and families. The researchers compared the community school students to a propensity score-matched group and found that the community school students significantly outperformed the comparison group in English language arts (ELA) from Grade 6 to 8 and had significantly fewer course failures in Grade 8. Results of this study also indicate the promising contributions community school wrap-around services lend to reducing the literacy learning gap between ELL students and their non-ELL peers in the middle grades. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01