1. World View

2. May, 2014

3. Title I and the Vocabulary Gap US preschoolers vocabulary exposure: College educated, professional families – 2,250 words Not college educated, working class families – 1,250 words Welfare families – 620 words James R. Flynn (2008)

4. Vocabulary Results from the NAEP 2009 and 2011 Reading Assessments (4 th and 8 th Grade) California ranked 5 th from the bottom Among 4 th graders who scored below the 25 th percentile in vocabulary in 2011: 33% were White 25% were Black 35% were Hispanic 73% were eligible for free lunch 24% were English Learners NAEP appears to be a better predictor of success on CCSS than standardized testing based on findings in New York state www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2011/2013452.pdf

5. Use of Languages – 2010 Census The number of people in the US who speak a language other than English at home has nearly tripled over the past 30 years, far outpacing the overall population growth. The number of people speaking a language other than English at home rose 158%, while the overall population grew 38%. Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Persian, Armenian, Korean and Tagalog have seen their use more than double. European languages are fading. http://news.yahoo.com/languages-other-english-u-rise-census-213045788.html

6. Helping Parents Engage Five Minute Check In Ways Parents Can Help Students Succeed In School Reading Tasks – fiction/non-fiction Summer Packets LCAP

9. Early English Language Learners Excel Academically “Students who learn English as a second language by fifth grade are among the top performers throughout their academic career.” LAUSD and SDUSD students studied by UCSD researchers – they represent 15% of all the ELL students in the state. Study was motivated by concern that ELL students might fall behind academically once they were reclassified. “The major finding from our study is that English Learners who were classified as fluent in English by the end of fifth grade performed as well or even better than native English speakers in these two districts…They continue to do well throughout middle school and high school, and there’s no sense at all from our study that students are being reclassified too early and start to falter.” “There was a drop off in academic ability among students who were reclassified after fifth grade.” http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/may/07/early-english-learners-excel-academically-study-fi/

10. Students in California who remain in ELL programs over a number of years – LTELs (six or more years) – fare even worse than other ELLs. GPAs below 2.0 and two to three years below grade level in ELA and Math. Similar findings in Texas. Push for standardized state guidelines for CELDT/ELPAC. www.ecs.org/per

11. Importance of Global Competence http://www.usglobalcompetence.org/videos/imperative _small.html