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| Title | New Article: Improvement in ESL Exam Scores in Oregon |
| Body | From http://www.oregonlive.com/education/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/120477752137950.xml&coll=7&thispage=1 English as a proficient language Schools - More non-native students in Oregon are succeeding after the state goes to a new teaching style Thursday, March 06, 2008 BETSY HAMMOND Oregon schools have dramatically changed the way they teach English to non-native speakers over the past two years, and the new methods are paying off with more students reaching proficiency, new state figures show. Across the state, nearly 9,000 students passed the state English exam in 2006-07, demonstrating they had reached fluency in reading, writing and speaking English, the new report shows. Fewer than 4,000 students reached full proficiency the year before, according to state figures. More than 62,000 students in Oregon are learning English as a second language, up from 45,000 five years ago. The state report, released Wednesday, shows that more than half of students who were taught English as a second language for at least a full year advanced one point or more on the state's five-point English proficiency scale. The state had expected 35 percent of students would progress that much. Read the entire article at http://www.oregonlive.com/education/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/120477752137950.xml&coll=7&thispage=1 . |
| Source | The Oregonian |
| Inputdate | 2008-03-16 08:19:34 |
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