Title page
Contents
DATA SOURCE 1
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND REPORT STRUCTURE 2
STUDY QUESTIONS 3
1. How did kindergartners who participated in English language instruction programs compare with kindergartners who did not participate in English language programs in terms of student and school characteristics? 4
2. What were the characteristics of the English language instruction that kindergartners with limited English proficiency received in the spring of kindergarten? 8
3. Did participation in English language instruction programs change between kindergarten and first grade? 11
TECHNICAL NOTES 14
REFERENCES 18
APPENDIX A: DATA TABLES 19
APPENDIX B: STANDARD ERROR TABLES 24
Figure 1. Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by English language program participation: Spring 2011 4
Figure 2. Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by English language program participation and selected student characteristics: Spring 2011 5
Figure 3. Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by English language program participation and selected school characteristics: Spring 2011 6
Figure 4. Percentage distribution of kindergartners who participated in English language programs, by primary type of specialized language instruction: Spring 2011 9
Figure 5. Percentage distribution of kindergartners who participated in English language programs, by primary type of specialized language instruction and amount of academic instruction received in the student's native language: Spring 2011 9
Figure 6a. Percentage of kindergartners who participated in English language programs who received specialized language instruction 5 days per week, by primary type of specialized language instruction: Spring 2011 10
Figure 6b. Percentage distribution of kindergartners who participated in English language programs, by primary type of specialized language instruction and amount of time per day that specialized language instruction is received: Spring 2011 10
Figure 7. Percentage distribution of students who participated in English language programs in kindergarten, by participation in first grade: Spring 2012 11
Table A-1. Percentage distribution of students in the 2010-11 kindergarten class, by English language program participation: Spring 2011 and spring 2012 19
Table A-2. Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by English language program participation and selected student characteristics: Spring 2011 20
Table A-3. Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by English language program participation and selected school characteristics: Spring 2011 21
Table A-4. Percentage distribution of kindergartners who participated in English language programs, by primary type of specialized language instruction: Spring 2011 22
Table A-5. Percentage distribution of kindergartners who participated in English language programs, by primary type of specialized language instruction and selected instructional characteristics: Spring 2011 22
Table A-6. Percentage distribution of students in the 2010-11 kindergarten class, by English language program participation in kindergarten and English language program participation and grade level: Spring 2012 23
Table A-7. Percentage distribution of students in the 2010-11 kindergarten class, by primary type of specialized language instruction in kindergarten and in first grade: Spring 2012 23
Table B-1. Standard errors for table A-1: Percentage distribution of students in the 2010-11 kindergarten class, by English language program participation: Spring 2011 and spring 2012 24
Table B-2. Standard errors for table A-2: Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by English language program participation and selected student characteristics: Spring 2011 24
Table B-3. Standard errors for table A-3: Percentage distribution of kindergartners, by English language program participation and selected school characteristics: Spring 2011 25
Table B-4. Standard errors for table A-4: Percentage distribution of kindergartners who participated in English language programs, by primary type of specialized language instruction: Spring 2011 26
Table B-5. Standard errors for table A-5: Percentage distribution of kindergartners who participated in English language programs, by primary type of specialized language instruction and selected instructional characteristics: Spring 2011 26
Table B-6. Standard errors for table A-6: Percentage distribution of students in the 2010-11 kindergarten class, by English language program participation in kindergarten and English language program participation and grade level: Spring 2012 27
Table B-7. Standard errors for table A-7: Percentage distribution of students in the 2010-11 kindergarten class, by primary type of specialized language instruction in kindergarten and in first grade: Spring 2012 27