English Learners Left Behind

English Learners Left Behind
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9781853599972
ISBN-13 : 1853599972
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Book Synopsis English Learners Left Behind by : Kate Menken

Download or read book English Learners Left Behind written by Kate Menken and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how high-stakes tests mandated by No Child Left Behind have become de facto language policy in U.S. schools, detailing how testing has shaped curriculum and instruction, and the myriad ways that tests are now a defining force in the daily lives of English Language Learners and the educators who serve them.


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