Language diversity, school learning, and closing achievement gaps
Subtitle: a workshop summary
By: Melissa Welch-Ross, rapporteur ; Committee on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap; National Research Council (U.S.). Center for Education; National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780309153867
Subjects: Communication in education; Affective education; Study and teaching; Congresses; Language and languages
Description: Summary of the discussion at a workshop held at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Menlo Park, Calif., Oct. 15-16, 2009.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96).

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