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Home Resource Cultivating Students’ Home Language: The Role of Spanish Proficiency in Learning English
This video explores the findings from the 2018 report Initial Spanish Proficiency and English Language Development Among Spanish-Speaking English Learner Students in New Mexico. Practical takeaways for families, teachers, and district and state education leaders, as well as how findings can be used for planning and decisionmaking, are featured.
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Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), English Instruction, English Language Learners, Family Environment, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Language Fluency, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Limited English Speaking, Mathematics Instruction, Readiness, Spanish Speaking, Standardized Tests, Student CharacteristicsResource Information
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Date: July 2018
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