All Children of Immigrants and Dual Language Learners Resources (cont'd)
- Journals Publish Two Evaluations of the Tulsa, OK Prekindergarten Program
Research on Tulsa, Oklahoma’s universal PK program finds that the PK experience enhances the school readiness of young children.
June 17, 2010 • Read MoreChildren of Immigrant Families in Eight Affluent CountriesThe report presents internationally comparable data on the situation of immigrant children in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States — that together include almost 40 percent of all persons in the world living outside their countries of birth.
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreDual-Language Programs in the U.S.: An Alternative to Monocultural, Monolingual EducationThis paper compares Spanish-speaking Kindergartners to other Kindergartners in terms of three teacher characteristics: The use of Spanish for instruction in the classroom; teachers’ rating of the importance of knowing English for Kindergarten readiness; and years the teacher has taught Kindergarten.
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreLanguage as a Barrier to Health Care for New York City: Haitian, Russian and Latino PerspectivesMore than half of New York City’s Haitian, Russian, and Latino first-generation immigrants interviewed for a new report by The New York Academy of Medicine say that language barriers lead to reduced quality care for their children, prevent them from fully using healthcare services, and leave them dissatisfied with their medical care.
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreReaching All Children?: Understanding Early Care and Education Participation Among Immigrant FamiliesAs communities strive to ensure the success of all children, it is important that policymakers and early education professionals identify and respond to the needs of immigrant families so that teachers, schools, and early childhood programs are prepared to serve these children.
June 15, 2010 • Read MoreThe New Demography of America’s Schools: Immigration and the No Child Left Behind ActThe share of students in kindergarten through 12th grade with a foreign-born parent tripled from 6 percent in 1970 to 19 percent in 2000.
June 14, 2010 • Read MoreThe Health and Well-Being of Young Children of ImmigrantsEight key themes emerge from this research of children younger than six living in families with at least one immigrant parent.
June 14, 2010 • Read MoreMathematics Achievement of Spanish-Speaking Kindergartners and the Impact of Teacher Characteristics: A Mediation HypothesisJensen, B. (2006). Mathematics Achievement of Spanish-Speaking Kindergartners and the Impact of Teacher Characteristics: A Mediation Hypothesis.
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