Question:
Does anyone know of any recent (within past 5 years) research which follows
up ESL/bilingual programs and shows results of those programs (through the
use of standardized testing)?
i.e. Do we know how our kids are doing? Have they increased in their
CALP as seen in testing? Is the drop-out rate changing for the better or
worse? Are we seeing anything which shows that present day kids are
benefitting from bilingual programs like those in research (such as
Ramirez's) 10 to 15 years ago? Is the huge and rather sudden influx of
immigrants, the increasingly difficult living environment, and the massing
together of "little asia and little mexico, etc." creating a more
difficult-to-teach student?
I question because it seems to me that the students do not seem to be
learning as quickly and as well as the research says they should. Is a new
look, a new paradigm necessary?
Answer:
This resource might not meet the five year criteria you asked
for, but Krashen and Biber's ON COURSE
book detailing California bilingual programs might be a start. They used
I believe the CTBS tests to measure "progress." Krashen at USC might be
a good source.
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