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Immigrants & Dual Language Learners
- All Our Children? The Health and Education of Children of Immigrants
June 4, 2010 The centerpiece of the Foundation for Child Development’s 2007 Annual Report, All Our Children?
- Implementing Policies to Reduce the Likelihood of Preschool Expulsion
June 4, 2010 Behavior problems during the preschool years are meaningful predictors of continued behavior problems, poor peer standing, and academic difficulties during Kindergarten.
- Challenging Common Myths About Young English Language Learners
June 3, 2010 The Foundation for Child Development’s Advancing PreK-3rd Series No. 8 Educational outcomes for young English Language Learners (ELL) from ages three to eight can improve if we abandon outdated misconceptions and inform our practices with current scientific findings.
- Paying the Price: The Impact of Immigration Raids on America’s Children
June 3, 2010 This study conducted by The Urban Institute and funded by the National Council of La Raza, documents the impact of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worksite raids on the children of undocumented workers.
- America’s Vanishing Potential: The Case for PreK-3rd Education
June 3, 2010 AMERICA’S VANISHING POTENTIAL: The Case For PreK-3rd Education Many people like to believe that American children are generally doing quite well in school.
- The Academic Trajectories of Children of Immigrants and Their School Environments
June 3, 2010 In this article for Developmental Psychology, Han examined 14,000 children from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey - Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K) to determine school’s role in shaping the academic performance of children of immigrants compared with native-born non-Hispanic white children.
- Children in Immigrant Families – The U.S. and 50 States: Economic Need Beyond the Official Poverty Measure
June 2, 2010 This Research Brief from Child Trends and The Center for Social and Demographic Analysis at the University of Albany, SUNY, finds that nearly one-half of children in immigrant families live in poverty when basic living and child care costs are taken into account.
- Challenges and Strategies to Maintaining Emotional Health: Qualitative Perspectives of Mexican Immigrant Mothers
June 1, 2010 Mexican immigrant mothers face many challenges that put them at increased risk for poor mental health.