Do current English language development/proficiency standards reflect the English needed for success in school?

Language Testing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-365

  Bailey, Alison L ^a   Huang, Becky H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic English; English language development proficiency (ELD P) standards; English language learners (ELL); No Child Left Behind Act

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960822657     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532211404187     Document Type: Article

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