Who Are English Language Learners?

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  1. 5. Describes students who are not native speakers of the language spoken by the dominant group of a given society
  2. 8. Discourses that recognize ELLs' home languages and cultures as rich resources for helping them learn English and academic content and that strive to help them develop high levels of proficiency and literacy in both languages
  3. 11. A situation in which a second language eventually replaces a student's home language
  4. 12. A point of view in which the home language of ELLs is viewed as a problem to be overcome as students learn English and academic content through English
  5. 13. The reclassification of a student from ELL or LEP to FEP based on criteria established by a school district or state
  6. 16. Discourses that devalue ELLs' home languages and cultures, seeing them as problems to overcome
  7. 17. A situation in which a second language is eventually added to a student's native language without replacing it
  8. 18. The development of proficiency in a second language after proficiency has been developed in the first language
  9. 19. The official designation for former ELLs who have attained sufficient English proficiency to meet their state's criteria for redesignation
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  1. 1. In the US, refers to a non-English language to which one has a family tie
  2. 2. Describes students who are native speakers of the standard language variety spoken by the dominant group of a given society
  3. 3. A label for students who have not yet attained proficiency in English
  4. 4. A model for school improvement and for identifying students in need of special education involving three tiers of instructional support and interventions
  5. 6. Specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability
  6. 7. A label for students who are non-native speakers of English and are in the process of attaining proficiency in English
  7. 9. A point of view in which the native language of ELLs is viewed as a strength to be developed and built on to help the students learn English and academic content
  8. 10. An academic subject, course, or program designed to teach English to students who are not yet proficient in the language
  9. 14. The development of proficiency in two languages at the same time
  10. 15. An alternative label to ELLs that draws attention to the other language or languages in the learners' linguistic repertoires, situates these learners in a continuum of bilingual development, and emphasizes that a fundamental goal of programs for these learners should be to help them attain high levels of proficiency in both their home language and English