All three English Learner groups have lower mean math and reading achievement than the all-student average in kindergarten¶
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q2 i? Ever-ELs, current-ELs, and dually-identified students each show lower mean math and reading achievement in kindergarten than the average of all students. → Angela Johnson 2020
Evidence¶
Angela Johnson 2020¶
Angela Johnson. (2020). Within-year achievement gains for English Learners. NWEA Research working paper. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/within-year-achievement-gains-for-english-learners/
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Large-scale observational analysis of NWEA assessment data covering 186,139 ever-ELs and never-EL peers in 1,520 schools. The study reports that "All three EL groups have lower mean math and reading achievement than the average of all students in kindergarten." No effect sizes are printed in the available text.
"All three EL groups have lower mean math and reading achievement than the average of all students in kindergarten."
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Related Claims¶
- Dually-identified students make smaller gains than the all-student average across all grades in math and in kindergarten and 1st grade in reading — related
- All three EL subgroups scored lower than never-ELs in math and reading throughout kindergarten to 4th grade — related
- Ever-ELs and current-ELs make larger fall-to-spring gains than the all-student average in early grades but smaller gains in middle grades — related
- In math, EL groups grew more than never-ELs during academic years but lost more during summers — related
- The study distinguishes three EL service-history groups with distinct achievement and growth profiles — related
- ELs lag behind peers in achievement and attainment partly due to limited exposure to academic content — related
- All three English Learner groups had lower K-4 test scores than never-ELs — related
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All three English Learner groups have lower mean math and reading achievement than the all-student average in kindergarten |
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All three English Learner groups have lower mean math and reading achievement than the all-student average in kindergarten |
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