The number of children with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in schools is increasing drastically. Included in this number are young children with LEP and developmental delays. This article provides information on second-language acquisition, details the type of programming used to educate children with LEP, and offers strategies to use when working with preschool children with LEP and developmental delays.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Anderson, R. (2000). The assessment of BICS/CALP, a developmental perspective . Retrieved November 26, 2002, from http://home.earthlink.net/~psychron
2.
Baker, K. (1998). Structured English immersion: Breakthrough in teaching limited-English proficient students. Phi Delta Kappan,80(3), 199—204.
3.
Collier, V. (1995). Acquiring a second language for school. Directions in Language and Education, 1(4), 1—4.
4.
Collier, V.P. (1989). How long? A synthesis of research on academic achievement in a second language. TESOL Quarterly, 23(3), 509—531.
5.
Cummins, J. (1981). The role of primary language development in promoting educational success for language minority students. In California Department of Education (Ed.), School and language minority students: A theoretical framework (pp. 3—50). Los Angeles, CA: Evaluation, Dissemination, and Assessment Center .
6.
Cummins, J. (1991). Interdependence of first- and second-language proficiency in bilingual children. In E. Bialystok (Ed.), Language processing in bilingual children (pp. 70—89). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press .
7.
Ervin-Tripp, S.M. (1974). Is second language learning like the first?TESOL Quarterly, 8(2), 111—127.
8.
Flores, J., Lopez, E.J., & DeLeon, J. (2000). Technical assistance document for assessment and evaluation of preschool children who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Department of Education, Special Education Office. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED451651)
9.
Krashen, S. (1987). Principles and practice in second language acquisition . New York: Prentice Hall International .
10.
Krashen, S. (1988). Second language acquisition and second language learning. New York: Prentice Hall International.
11.
Krashen, S. (1997). Anti bilingual initiative: A researcher's view of Unz. Retrieved September 21, 2003, from http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/linguisitics/people/grads/macswan/Krashen1.htm
12.
Krashen, S., & Biber, D. (1988). On course: Bilingual education's success in California. Los Angeles: California Association for Bilingual Education .
13.
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). ( 2003). Low-income children in the United States. Retrieved September 18, 2003, from http://www.nccp.org/pub_cpf03.html
14.
Schmitt, D. (1994). Longitudinal study of a bilingual program for four year olds. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Louisiana Evaluators, New Orleans, LA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED375676)
15.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2002). Survey of the states' limited English proficient students and available educational programs and services 1991—1992 through 2001— 2002 summary reports. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
