English Learners Left Behind Standardized Testing As Language Policy |
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| Author:
| Menken, Kate |
| Series title: | Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85359-998-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $129.95USD $129.95 |
Book Description:
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This book explores how high-stakes tests mandated by No Child Left Behind have become de facto language policy in U.S. schools, detailing how testing has shaped curriculum and instruction, and the myriad ways that tests are now a defining force in the daily lives of English Language Learners and the educators who serve them.
This book explores how high-stakes tests mandated by No Child Left Behind have become de facto language policy in U.S. schools, detailing how testing has shaped curriculum and instruction, and the myriad ways that tests are now a defining force in the daily lives of English Language Learners and the educators who serve them.