Helping ELLs Meet the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Science: The Impact of an Instructional Intervention Focused on Academic Language

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-82

  August, Diane ^a   Branum Martin, Lee ^b   Cárdenas Hagan, Elsa ^c   Francis, David J ^c   Powell, Jennifer ^d   Moore, Sarah ^e   Haynes, Erin F ^a  

^a AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas Institute for Measurement Evaluation and Statistics   (United States)

^d Arlington High School   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR APPLIED LINGUISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

academic language; English language learners; middle school; science instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892419373     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2013.836763     Document Type: Article

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