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Bilingual Research Journal

The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education

Volume 32, 2009 - Issue 2

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Public Debates in Bilingual Education

Science Writing Achievement Among English Language Learners: Results of Three-Year Intervention in Urban Elementary Schools

Pages 153-167
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
 
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As part of our professional development intervention, this study examined third-grade ELL students' writing achievement that included “form” (i.e., conventions, organization, and style/voice) and “content” (i.e., specific knowledge and understanding of science) in expository science writing. The study included six treatment schools from a large urban school district. Data were collected from three different groups of students over 3 separate years. Students displayed a statistically significant increase each year, and the gains were incrementally larger over the 3-year period. Students at ESOL levels 1 to 4 made gains comparable to those who had exited from ESOL or never been in ESOL.

 

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