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| Title | Report Advises Rethinking Home-Language Surveys |
| Body | Report Advises Rethinking Home-Language Surveys By Mary Ann Zehr August 17, 2010 A review of state policies by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, raises questions about the validity of the use of home-language surveys as a step to identify students eligible for special help to learn English. In their study, conducted with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Alison L. Bailey, a professor of education for UCLA, and Kimberly R. Kelly, a doctoral student in education at the university, spell out how home-language surveys can both underidentify and overidentify students who need support to learn English. Read the full article at http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/08/17/01language.h30.html?tkn=XRSFx8JjlopW6pF1/tL9x5SZtVLeWiUPZtVC&cmp=clp-sb-ascd |
| Source | Education Week |
| Inputdate | 2010-08-21 04:23:52 |
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| Publishdate | 2010-08-23 00:00:00 |
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