Term
Summer 2019
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAESL
Facilitator(s)
Kelly Killorn-Moravec
Content Expert
Rachel Brisbin
Abstract
The overall Hispanic population in the U.S. has been and is projected to continue to increase. In line with this population trend, U.S. schools are also seeing increases in Hispanic students. National test scores indicate there is a long standing achievement gap between Whites and Hispanics. This achievement gap shows that the academic needs of Hispanics are different from their peers of other ethnicities. This capstone has sought to answer the question: what specific home, school, and second language acquisition strategies and interventions are successful in helping Hispanic students perform so that they are not at risk, or underachieving? The result is a series of professional development (PD) sessions that seek to meet the unique academic needs of Hispanic students, so that they can increase their academic achievement.
Keywords
Achievement, ESL/ ELLs, Multicultural Education, Staff Development
Recommended Citation
Stalberger, Katie, "Working With Hispanic Learners: Information And Strategies For Educators" (2019). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 377.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/377
Type
text
Publisher
Hamline University
Format
application/pdf
Source
School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations at Hamline University