Sean Reardon and Ritu Khanna

Sean Reardon

Sean Reardon, Stanford University, and Ritu Khanna, SFUSD

Topic: 
Effectiveness of Instructional Programs for English Language Learners in the San Francisco Unified School District
Date: 
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Location: 

UCCS Conference Room A, 1130 K Street, Sacramento

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) provides English Learner (EL) students with a variety of instructional program options, including English Immersion programs, Bilingual Programs, and Dual (Two-way) Immersion Programs. Moreover, the district has a very diverse EL student population, with 40 percent of Latina/o, 40 percent Chinese, and 20 percent from a wide range of other language/ethnic backgrounds. For the past two years, SFUSD has partnered with researchers at Stanford University to investigate the effectiveness of these different instructional programs for EL students, and to examine whether they are equally effective for Latina/o and Chinese EL students. In this seminar, Sean Reardon and Ritu Khanna will present the findings from this study, including the effects of different EL instructional programs on English language acquisition (CELDT scores), academic skills (CST scores), and reclassification rates.

Event contact: 

Please RSVP to Nick Romley at nick@capitoladvisors.org (916-557-9745).