Habla Ingles An Examination of Programs of ELL Education in the United States

Date of Award

2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Alcock, Frank

Keywords

English Language Learner, Education, No Child Left Behind, California, Florida, Texas

Area of Concentration

Political Science

Abstract

Due to school accountability legislation such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), students with limited proficiency in English have become an important part of the education system. Schools must provide these students with special accommodations and show improvement in test scores as a result. However, the federal government provides few guidelines for the types of accommodations that should be made, or the methods of education that should be followed. For this reason, a wide array of programs for English Language Learner (ELL) education are in place in the United States. This thesis aims to investigate some of these different methods of ELL education and their effectiveness in meeting the demands of NCLB. California, Florida, and Texas will act as case studies, providing the necessary qualitative information to begin initial observations on the effectiveness of the programs of ELL education currently in place in these states.

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