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Table of Contents Vocabulary Development for English Language learners John S. Butcher University of Nevada, Las Vegas Maria G. Ramirez University of Nevada, Las Vegas In the United States schools today, a large and growing number of students come from homes where English is not the primary Language and schools, in some parts of the country, have populations of more than 90% non-native speakers (NNS) of English . In 1979, there were 6 million Language -minority students; by 1999, this number had more than doubled to 14 million students (August & Strahahan, 2006, ). The legal and financial stresses of meeting the needs of ELLs have caused state governments and local school districts serious concern regarding ELL literacy issues because drop-out rates and low scores on literacy exams influence negatively the federal funding states receive.
Table of Contents Vocabulary Development for English Language Learners • John S. Butcher University of Nevada, Las Vegas • Maria G. Ramirez
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