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LINGUISTIC MINORITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

A University of California Multi-Campus Research Unit

Newsletter Archive

UC LMRI has produced a newsletter since 1991. It has been published on a quarterly schedule since 1998. Each issue provides a lead, substantive article, periodic news on grants awarded and completed, conference information, new publications, and updates on LMRI activities.

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Volume 18, 2008-09

Vol. 18, No. 2    |    Downloads: 203 
SPECIAL ISSUE: 25 YEARS OF LMRI IN PICTURES also, "How English Learners Understand and Solve CAHSEE Algebra Problems" , by Carl Lager, Cassandra Ruffo, and Madalyn K. Gordon

Vol. 18, No. 1    |    Downloads: 326 
Effects of Writing Instruction on Head Start English Learners at Risk for Reading Difficulties, Carola Matera

Volume 17, 2007-08

Vol. 17, No. 4   (Publication of this issue was cancelled.)

Vol. 17, No. 3    |    Downloads: 382 
Resource Needs for English Learners: Getting Down to Policy Recommendations, Patricia Gandara, Julie Maxwell-Jolly, and Russell Rumberger

Vol. 17, No. 2    |    Downloads: 478 
Assessing Language Proficiency of California's English Learners and What it Means for Accountability, Robert Linquanti

Vol. 17, No. 1    |    Downloads: 564 
English Proficiency across Generations: Evidence and Consequences, Hoyt Bleakley and Aimee Chin

Volume 16, 2006-07

Vol. 16, No. 4    |    Downloads: 1027 (since October 2007)
Identifying Critical Competencies for Teachers of English Learners, Barbara Merino

Vol. 16, No. 3    |    Downloads: 488 (since October 2007)
Improving Reading Comprehension of English Learners through Listening Comprehension Instruction, Emily Solari

Vol. 16, No. 2    |    Downloads: 392 (since October 2007)
Lagging Behind: Linguistic Minorities' Educational Progress During Elementary School, Russell W. Rumberger

Vol. 16, No. 1    |    Downloads: 194 (since October 2007)
Are California's Reading Textbooks Adequate for Teaching English Learners?, Robert Calfee

Volume 15, 2005-06

Vol. 15, No. 4    |    Downloads: 993 (since October 2007)
Ensuring Academic Success for English Learners, Laurie Olsen
En Espanol: Asegurando el Exito Academico de los Alumnos Aprendientes    |    Downloads: 70 (since October 2007)

Vol. 15, No. 3    |    Downloads: 310 (since October 2007)
The High Schools English Learners Need, Norm Gold with Julie Maxwell-Jolly

Vol. 15, No. 2    |    Downloads: 209 (since October 2007)
Where California's English Learners Attend School and Why it Matters, Russell W. Rumberger, Patricia Gándara, and Barbara Merino

Vol. 15, No. 1    |    Downloads: 184 (since October 2007)
How Culture and Language Practices Shape Storytelling of Young Children, Alison Wishard

Volume 14, 2004-05

Vol. 14, No. 4    |    Downloads: 241 (since October 2007)
Teaching Science to English Learners, Barbara Merino and Robin Scarcella

Vol. 14, No. 3    |    Downloads: 124 (since October 2007)
Listening to Teachers of English Language Learners: Findings from a Survey of over 5,000 California Educators, Julie Maxwell-Jolly, Patricia Gándara, and Anne Driscoll

Vol. 14, No. 2    |    Downloads: 114 (since October 2007)
How Well are California's English Learners Mastering English?, Russell W. Rumberger and Patricia Gándara

Vol. 14, No. 1    |    Downloads: 78 (since October 2007)
Improving College Eligibility for English Learners, Faith G. Paul

Volume 13, 2003-04

Vol. 13, No. 4    |    Downloads: 100 (since October 2007)
Undone by Law: The Uncertain Legacy of Lau v. Nichols, Rachel F. Moran

Vol. 13, No. 3    |    Downloads: 83 (since October 2007)
Who Decides the Language of Instruction for English Learners with Severe Disabilities in the Public Schools?, George H.S. Singer, Tracy Gershwin-Mueler, Elizabeth Grace

Vol. 13, No. 2    |    Downloads: 140 (since October 2007)
Teaching Academic Writing to English Learners, Mary Schleppegrell

Vol. 13, No. 1    |    Downloads: 98 (since October 2007)
Has Proposition 227 Reduced the English Learner Achievement Gap?, Russell W. Rumberger, Rebecca M. Callahan and Patricia Gándara

Volume 12, 2002-03

Vol. 12, No. 4    |    Downloads: 128 (since October 2007)
Teacher Researchers Investigating Successful Strategies fo Educating English Learners, Pam Castori with Oneta Edmonds, Shirley Fagout, Carol Halbe, Heera Kulkarni, Janet Papale, Michelle Parsons, Nancy Salm and FaraLee Wright

Vol. 12, No. 3    |    Downloads: 80 (since October 2007)
How Quickly are California English Learners Reaching English Proficiency?, Russell W. Rumberger and Patricia Gándara

Vol. 12, No. 2    |    Downloads: 81 (since October 2007)
Improving Instruction through Teacher Collaboration in Grade-Level Meetings, Janet H. Chrispeels, Shiou-Ping Shiu and Robin Endacott Doerr

Vol. 12, No. 1    |    Downloads: 78 (since October 2007)
Language Minority Students Account for Most of California's Enrollment Growth in Past Decade, Russell W. Rumberger

Volume 11, 2001-02

Vol. 11, No. 3    |    Downloads: 60 (since October 2007)
How Well Does the SAT Predict College Performance for Language Minority Students? A Study of Two Freshman Cohorts at UCSB, Rebecca Zwick and Lizabeth Schlemer

Vol. 11, No. 2    |    Downloads: 72 (since October 2007)
How Peers Shape Behavior and Impede Learning English in High School, Clayton A. Hurd and Margaret A. Gibson

Vol. 11, No. 1    |    Downloads: 78 (since October 2007)
The Growing Achievement Gap for California's English Learners, Patricia Gándara and Russell W. Rumberger

Volume 10, 2000-01

Vol. 10, No. 5    |    Downloads: 93 (since October 2007)
Language Minorities Account for California's Entire Population Grown in the 1990s, Russell W. Rumberger

Vol. 10, No. 4    |    Downloads: 74 (since October 2007)
The Redesignation Dilemma: Challenges and Choices in Fostering Meaningful Accountability for English Learners, Robert Linquanti

*See also: UC LMRI Policy Report The Redesignation Dilemma (September 2001)

Vol. 10, No. 3    |    Downloads: 68 (since October 2007)
The Good and Bad News About Bilingual Education Under the Bush Administration, Claude Goldenberg

Vol. 10, No. 2    |    Downloads: 76 (since October 2007)
The Relationship Between Parenting Practices and Academic Achievement: A Cross-Ethnic Comparison, Eunai Park

Vol. 10, No. 1    |    Downloads: 65 (since October 2007)
Post-227 Enrollment in Bilingual Education Continues to Decline, Russell W. Rumberger

Volume 9, 1999-2000

Vol. 9, No. 4    |    Downloads: 160 (since October 2007)
Academic English Key to Long Term Success in School, Robin Scarcella and Russell W. Rumberger

*See also: UC LMRI Technical Report Academic English: A Conceptual Framework (April 2003)

Vol. 9, No. 3    |    Downloads: 78 (since October 2007)
Crucial Issues in California Education 2000: The Schooling of English Learners, Russell W. Rumberger and Patricia Gandara

*See also: UC LMRI Policy Report The Schooling of English Learners (April 2000)

Vol. 9, No. 2    |    Downloads: 67 (since October 2007)
The Initial Impact of Proposition 227 on the Instruction of English Learners, Patricia Gándara, Julie Maxwell-Jolly, Jolynn Asato, Julia Curry, Eugene E. Garcia, Kris Gutiérrez, Tom Stritikus

*See also: UC LMRI Policy Report The Initial Impact of Proposition 227 (April 2000)

Vol. 9, No. 1    |    Downloads: 144 (since October 2007)
How Long Does it Take English Learners to Attain Proficiency?, Kenji Hakuta, Yuko Goto Butler and Daria Witt

*See also: UC LMRI Policy Report How Long Does it Take English Learners to Attain Proficiency? (January 2000)

Volume 8, 1998-99

Vol. 8, No. 4    |    Downloads: 66 (since October 2007)
A Study of Family Differences in Cultural Affiliations, Parents’ Perceptions of Stress and School Performance of Latino Children, Merith Cosden and Katherine Elliott

Vol. 8, No. 3    |    Downloads: 84 (since October 2007)
Why ELD Standards Are Needed for English Learners, Barbara Merino and Russell Rumberger

Vol. 8, No. 2    |    Downloads: 73 (since October 2007)
Reaction Time Studies of Lexical Processing in Young Second-Language Learners, Arturo E. Hernandez

Vol. 8, No. 1    |    Downloads: 55 (since October 2007)
California LEP Enrollment Growth Rate in Falls, Russell W. Rumberger

Volume 7 and earlier

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