Title: Equity for English-Language Learners | Edutopia
Headings: Equity for English-Language Learners
Education Equity
Equity for English-Language Learners
By Rusul Alrubail
July 7, 2016
Ensuring Fair Assessment
Providing Students With Quality Instruction and Resources
Equitable Accommodations
Allow students to use a dictionary and/or thesaurus.
Give students extra time.
Provide an alternate method of teaching and learning.
Allow translations.

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Education Equity
Equity for English-Language Learners
Provide ELLs with quality instructional practices and resources, including fair assessments, free use of dictionaries and thesauruses, extra time, and the option of multiple media. By Rusul Alrubail
July 7, 2016
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© Gable Denims/500px
To understand English-language learners' need for equitable education, we must first look at the dramatic increase in the numbers of ELLs in U.S. public schools. Between 1997-1998 and 2008-2009, the number of ELLs in public schools increased by 51%. However, the general student population only grew by 7% (Center for American Progress). ELLs are the fastest-growing student population with approximately six million currently enrolled in public schools (TESOL International Association). Consequently, equitable practices both in and out of the classroom must be implemented to ensure that English-language learners get a fair opportunity not only at learning, but also at excelling in learning. Ensuring Fair Assessment
With all of the standards and testing that teachers have to conduct in the classroom, it's important that we ensure a fair assessment for ELLs. When we assess this population, we must remember to separate language skills from content skills. Some of these language skills include vocabulary, comprehension, phonology, grammar (syntax), and meaning (semantics). Content assessment focuses on whether or not the student was able to grasp the subject matter.