Demographics Arlington is a district which includes students from more than 114 countries‚ and 99 different languages are spoken in homes. English Language Learners [ELLs] comprise 19% of Arlington Public School [APS] students (APS‚ ELL Students‚ 2014). These students enter APS with ranges of knowledge. Their language proficiency levels range from WIDA Level 1 “Entering” to Level 6 “Reaching" (Fig. 1). About one-fourth of the students are at WIDA Level 1‚ and about three-fourths of the ESOL/HILT/HILTEX
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Environment Meteorology-01/2010 CLIMATE PROFILE OF INDIA S. D. Attri and Ajit Tyagi 1 9 POINT BINOMIAL FILTER TREND=+0.560C/100 YEARS 0.8 Annual Mean Temp Anomalies (°C) 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 1901 1910 1919 1928 1937 1946 1955 1964 1973 1982 1991 2000 2009 2009 Y E A R S 2010 Met Monograph No. Environment Meteorology-01/2010 CLIMATE PROFILE OF INDIA Contribution to the Indian Network
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Study skills for distance learner Introduction In this modern era of technology world‚ traditionally education study at the college and university is progressively complemented or even replaced by new technologies called distance learning. In the past decades‚ distance learning offerings have flourished across the nation. Institution such as Open University Malaysia (OUM) has made earning a degree more feasible for the many people across the country who has families and job in addition to
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In 2012‚ the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate
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Being A Successful English Learner English has taken an important role in a number of schools. Not only in international standard state schools that use English in doing their learning process‚ but also in many private schools which utilize it to make the students might be able to use it in their daily activity. In the study of English‚ some students can understand easily and get successful. However‚ others may find it very hard to study English well. It seems that learning English brings
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FACT: Approximately 65 percent of the population is visual learners. FACT: The brain processes visual information 60‚000 faster than text. FACT: 90 percent of information that comes to the brain is visual. FACT: 40 percent of all nerve fibers connected to the brain are linked to the retina. FACT: Visual Literacy is the ability to encode (create a visual language) & decode (understand a visual language). FACT: Visual aids in the classroom improve learning by up to 400 percent. FACT: Students
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first language is not English. Today‚ the majority of students are English Language Learners‚ and they may speak several languages and come from many different cultural backgrounds. These are students who have significant challenges in English which include: reading‚ writing‚ and responding to the subject-matter demands of school. Assessment strategies have influence over the education of English Language Learners since assessments impact the classification‚ identification‚ placements‚ and ongoing
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Britain‚ England and many more. English is the universal language because it is widely used by many people like Asians‚ Europeans‚ Africans and many more. However‚ how can we use English in shaping 21st century learners? English has many purposes that can help shape 21st century learners. One is we can use English in expressing our thoughts‚ ideas‚ feelings and many more. Because English is important‚ we need to use English precisely because if we don’t use our language properly it will result
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Best Practices for Diverse Learners The society of the United States of America is culturally diverse. This diversity reflects on the demographics that our schools have. Every school leader needs to understand the diversity that exists at their schools. Understanding the diversity will determine how professional educators meet the difficulties or handles everyday situations that a school generates. Understanding this cultural composition is not enough. There must be a group of leaders‚ teachers
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in which you can provide learning activities which will motivate your learners and analyse both the strengths and limitations of resources available‚ with particular reference to new and developing technologies. How can functional skills (literacy‚ numeracy‚ language and ICT) be improved by using these resources to carry out activities? Learning activities form an inherent part of the learning process without which learners rates wouldn’t be retained‚ performance would be fractured‚ and motivation
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