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ELL. A measure of length. In old English the word signifies arm, which sense it still retains in the word elbow. Nature has no standard of measure. The cubit, the ell, the span, palm, hand, finger, (being taken from the individual who uses them) varies. So of the foot, pace, mile, or mille passuum. See Report on Weights and Measures, by the Secretary of State of the United. States, Feb. 22, 1821; Fathom.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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In addition to sharing and spreading good ideas about ELL instruction and assessment, this also helped to legitimize the larger effort to take ELL instruction seriously.
Robin and Beth varied their approach depending upon the size of the given school's ELL population and its cultural and linguistic makeup.
Teacher leadership to support English language learners: To improve instruction and services for all English language learners, teachers are stepping into leadership roles
The given information was used to reason whether the ELL students would be able to process the content or learning objective mentioned in the scenario.
Again, if the ELL student isn't comfortable speaking, or if the other student doesn't understand them because of their accent or something or they mispronounce something, that could be really embarrassing.
An Exploration of Preservice Teachers' Reasoning About Teaching Mathematics to English Language Learners
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In a rural school district with a small ELL population, what are elementary and middle school ESL teachers' perceptions of the current prereferral process for ELL identification of SLDs?
Prereferral process with Latino English language learners with specific learning disabilities: Perceptions of English-as-a-second-language teachers
In addition, Riedel (2007) found that DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency and comprehension were more strongly correlated in ELL students than in non-ELL students, but because of the small size of the ELL sample in his study, further investigation was needed.
The predictive utility of DIBELS reading assessment for reading comprehension among third grade English language learners and English speaking children
The 202 school counselors in this study each obtained school counseling state certification and indicated that they were currently practicing in elementary, middle school, high school, or kindergarten-12th grade school settings with ELL populations.
AN INVESTIGATION OF SCHOOL COUNSELOR SELF-EFFICACY WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
English language learners (ELLs) are one of the fastest growing student populations in the United States, according to "Education Week." The National Center for Education Statistics found that in 2012 - 2013, 9.2 percent of public school students in the U.S.
Understanding English language learners
While the first chapter outlines the difficulties that educators face, in Chapter 2 Myles helps the readers understand how complicated the process of adjustment can be for ELLs. She outlines four stages in the acculturation process: initial enthusiasm or euphoria, during which ELLs may experience excitement about their new surroundings; culture shock, in which they may experience confusion and stress; recovery, during which they find gradual stability; and integration, in which they regain their self-confidence.
Beyond Methodology: English Language Learners K-12 Johanne Myles

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