Broken Language in Urban Schools



Broken Language in Urban Schools

Introduction

The issue of Broken Language in Urban schools is increasing. Teachers need to develop close relationships with their students to promote effective instruction. Listening to student perspectives also supports teacher instruction of these students. Diversity has become an integral part of American education system. Many schools have realized the importance of inclusive education. This is the reason why such schools have developed curricula to address the phenomenon of cultural diversity and have encouraged African American students to get themselves enrolled in various subjects. But there are issues that need to be addressed at the earliest. Although the number of schools providing inclusive education is increasing, there are schools, which overwhelmingly oppose this particular notion of inclusive education (/www.urbanschools.org).

Discussion

The demographics of urban schools in the United States of America is rapidly changing due to the increase in the amount of immigrants enrolling in schools the United States. Population grew; cities thrived; tax rates were sustainable; there was some standardization of measures, language, and law; and communications improved. Then there is the English language learner one of the primary education challenges is language barriers. While only 8.7 percent of the English speaks English less then very well, 39 percent of Cambodians, 37 percent of Hmong, 38 percent of Laotian and 52 percent of Vietnamese Americans speak English less then very well. Thus it's important to support the English learner education program that provides critical resources to APA students to improve their English language acquisition. CAPAC requested a modest increase of $1.5 million for a total of $33.5 million to continue expanding the program. The additional funding will increase the pool of educators to serve English language learners and to increase the skills of teachers that are already serving this population (Ginsberg, 2000).

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