Research for English Language Learners

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Preparing to Serve English Language Learner Students: School Districts with Emerging English Language Learner Communities
June 1, 2008

This report aims to help school districts deal with the challenges of newly enrolling or rapidly increasing English language learner students by offering background information and sharing the experiences of districts that have addressed similar challenges in providing services and infrastructure to support the success of English language learners. Prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, administered by CNA Education.

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Registering Students from Language Backgrounds Other Than English
August 1, 2007

This report seeks to alert administrators, school staff, and database managers to variations in the naming systems of other cultures; to help these groups accommodate other cultures and identify students consistently in school databases; and to provide knowledge of other cultures' naming conventions and forms of address to assist in interacting with students and their family members. Prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia, administered by CNA Education.

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