Children for whom English/French is not their first language

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Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (62 p.) : ill., digital file.
Publisher: London, Ont. : Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, 2009

General Note:	"January 2009." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-61).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Background -- Policy, funding, and accountability regarding the education of ESL/FSL students : a province by province account. British Columbia Education; Alberta Education; Saskatchewan Learning; Manitoba Education; Ontario Education; Québec Ministère de l'Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (MELS); The Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training; New Brunswick Education; Nova Scotia Education; PEI Education; Newfoundland and Labrador Education; Summary -- Are provincial policies sensitive to the educational needs of the children of immigrants? -- Assessment, support, graduation requirements, and early school leaving -- School retention, streaming, and academic success among ESL/FSL students. Streaming -- Heritage language and complementary resources available to students and families -- What the research shows : the National Literacy Panel. Differences and similarities between language-minority and native speakers in the development of literacy skills; Factors that impact the literacy development of language-minority children and youth; Profiles of language-minority students identified as having literacy difficulties; Relationship between language proficiency and literacy in L2 learners.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.