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NCLB and English Language Learners: Challenges and Consequences
2010
Theory into Practice
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NCLB and English Language Learners: Challenges and Consequences This article highlights key issues surrounding the assessment and accountability mandates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for English language learners (ELLs). The policy requires highstakes testing of ELLs in English-a language that these students, by definition, have not yet mastered. After offering background on current federal education legislation, this article shares findings from a word frequency analysis of actual statewide
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