2006 and 2007 English Language Arts (ELA) Students with Disabilities English Language Learners Percentages at Levels 3 & 4
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Performance of students with disabilities (SWD) who are English Language Learners (ELL) meeting the ELA learning standards increased at every grade in 2007, but the increases are very low.
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Overall, 1 in 12 students with disabilities who are English Language Learner performs at grade level.
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Gap: Students with disabilities in grades 3-8 who were not English Language Learners were 3 times as likely to meet the standards than students with disabilities who are English Language Learners.
| Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grades 3-8 | |
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| 2006 ELL SWD (n=12,482) | 0.131 | 0.103 | 0.096 | 0.041 | 0.032 | 0.011 | 0.065 |
| 2007 ELL SWD (n=18,952) | 0.141 | 0.11 | 0.098 | 0.05 | 0.036 | 0.025 | 0.084 |
Chart Image: Bar Chart - students with disabilities -English langiage learners at 3 &4 ELA
Keynote by R. Cort, 10/3/07