Communication challenges were the most reported barrier to supporting English language learner students, cited by 63 percent of schools¶
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q2 i? 63 percent of schools reported communication challenges for faculty and staff supporting ELL students and families; 51 percent of California schools reported lack of ELL materials versus about a third in New York, and 28 percent cited lack of access to ELL specialists. → The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) 2022
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The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) 2022¶
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), Stanford University. (2022). Charter Schools' Response to the Pandemic in California, New York and Washington State. https://credo.stanford.edu/reports/item/charter-schools-response-to-the-pandemic-in-california-new-york-and-washington-state/
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Descriptive survey results on challenges supporting ELL students (Figure 15), similar across the three states. The report attributes the difficulty to asynchronous, independent instruction made harder by language barriers.
"Sixty-three percent of schools reported communication challenges were an issue for their faculty and staff when providing support to ELL students and families"
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Related Claims¶
- Just under half of New York charter schools (45.8%) reported no challenges supporting ELL/MLL students remotely; high-poverty schools were more likely to report challenges — related
- Surveyed LEAs commonly lack key bilingual infrastructure, including materials in languages other than English and bilingual teaching supports — related
- Limited English fluency and low native-language literacy among parents hinder school communication in ELL communities — related
- More than half of surveyed LEAs employ dedicated family liaisons who bridge schools and multilingual families — related
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Communication challenges were the most reported barrier to supporting English language learner students, cited by 63 percent of schools |
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Communication challenges were the most reported barrier to supporting English language learner students, cited by 63 percent of schools |
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