Meeting the needs of immigrant students with limited English ability

The number of immigrant students with limited English ability ["English Limited Learners" ELLs] in the schools of the United States grows rapidly and many of them "become highly frustrated because their learning needs are not being met due to language barriers. ... [For these students] adaptation has somewhat of a different connotation than what this entails for nonimmigrant learners and includes a) acquiring English language skills and the ability to communicate with others, b) understanding classroom routine, and c) behavioral control in the classroom. ... This article discusses some of the struggles that immigrant students with limited English ability encounter in adapting to the American school system, pedagogical strategies that have enhanced the educational performance of ELLs, how this greater educational performance improves relations between the school and community, and legal requirements of school corporations to educate English deficient students." (DIPF/Orig.).