Poverty & Race
US Language Diversity Terminology
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Immigrants
Immigrants and Schools
100
We need to start at the beginning. The question is what year was this book published?
What is 2005.
100
LEP
What is limited English proficient?
100
This occurs in about 20% of the US school population.
What is speaking a language other than English at home?
100
There are six states that have over 70% of the immigrant population, despite having only 39% of the entire population in the country. Name the states.
What are California, New York, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, & Illinois.
100
A new dimension to immigrants is that they either more educated or ________________ __________________ than native-born Americans.
What is less educated?
200
Of this non-white group of students under the age of 6, over 50% are also classified as living in this condition.
What is poverty?
200
LM
What is language minority?
200
In Table 1.3, where does Illinois rank in terms of the distribution of bilingual students?
What is the 5th State listed?
200
Of the six states with the majority of immigrants, only this state has lower numbers of immigrants in near poverty.
What is Illinois?
200
Name the group of immigrants with the lowest level of educational attainment.
Who are the Mexican immigrants?
300
Define racial/ethnic isolation.
What is living in an area with people of the same racial/ethnic make up?
300
LCD
What is culturally and linguistically diverse?
300
The Current Population Survey, (CPS) collects data on a continuous basis. in March 2000, the findings made were significant for what minority group?
What is the Hispanic population?
300
Historically, immigrants tend to congregate in these largely populated areas.
What is a city?
300
Define the "ELL ghetto".
What is phenomenon of keeping ELL students in the programs that stress English development over academics?
400
In 1998, this was the high school completion rate for the US population.
What is approximately 80%?
400
ELL
What are English language learners?
400
As of 2001, this group accounted for 11% of US residents, the highest in 70 years.
Who are immigrants?
400
While moving to cities with diverse populations, this socioeconomic phenomenon remains.
What is segregation?
400
If an immigrant student arrives and begins schooling at or before this age, he/she is likely to become a fluent English speaker?
What is age 12?
500
For Blacks and Hispanics, this is the completion rate for high school as of 1998.
What is 60%?
500
Another term for ELLS.
What is bilingual?
500
Twenty two percent of all immigrants in the US live in this condition.
What is poverty?
500
Choose one of these two: immigrants or non-immigrants. One of these groups tends to have larger families, thus impacting the schools.
Who are immigrants?
500
A formal education in an English speaking environment will likely lead to this.
What is speaking English fluently?
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