Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures

by Board on Children Youth and Families, Board on Science Education, Health and Medicine Division, et al.

Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELs--who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schools--are struggling to meet the requirements for academic success, and their prospects for success in postsecondary education and in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309455375
• ISBN13: 9780309455374
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"