Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
Immigrant children are the fastest growing subgroup among United States schoolchildren today. This paper explores how the new testing movement affects these students, many of which are English language learners.The passage of new federal laws mandating that all students be tested within one year of entrance into a U.S. school is refuted by long standing research. Studies have demonstrated that it takes five to seven years for students to attain the academic language necessary to achieve success in educational settings.This paper explores the instructional program options for immigrant students and advocates for changes in the current testing protocol for them.
Publication Title
Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
First Page
151
Last Page
155
Recommended Citation
Murphy, A. F. (2015). Immigrant Children in the Age of Educational Reform. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 24(3), 151-155. https://doi.org/10.1179/1053078915
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless on May 7, 2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1179/1053078915Z.00000000019.