Location
Room 218
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Preferred Time
Saturday morning
Abstract
This is a research analysis concerning the necessity of educating immigrant children in the United States. This has become an important issue in our United States. Immigrant children through the recent years and present time, make up a significant portion of the school population. The majority of these are immigrants from Mexico. These “Latino” students have a great impact in today's public school systems.
Major court cases and legislation such as Plyer vs. Doe, Lau vs. Nichols, and Proposition 203 have brought attention to the rights and education of immigrant children. There are many different programs in place to teach English to immigrant children, mainly “Latinos.” ESL, bilingual education, and immersion schools are just a few of these programs offered here in the United States. The psychological impact on the immigrant children experiencing the adaptation to a new country and language can be very traumatic. The increasing “Latino” school population has opened a controversial issue concerning illegal immigration. Many argue that children of illegal immigrants do not have the right to an education in the American school system.
Keywords
Latino, education, immigration, students, legislature
Recommended Citation
Weant, Maria M., "Education for Non-English Speaking Latino Students" (2015). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 7.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2015/2015/7
Included in
Education for Non-English Speaking Latino Students
Room 218
This is a research analysis concerning the necessity of educating immigrant children in the United States. This has become an important issue in our United States. Immigrant children through the recent years and present time, make up a significant portion of the school population. The majority of these are immigrants from Mexico. These “Latino” students have a great impact in today's public school systems.
Major court cases and legislation such as Plyer vs. Doe, Lau vs. Nichols, and Proposition 203 have brought attention to the rights and education of immigrant children. There are many different programs in place to teach English to immigrant children, mainly “Latinos.” ESL, bilingual education, and immersion schools are just a few of these programs offered here in the United States. The psychological impact on the immigrant children experiencing the adaptation to a new country and language can be very traumatic. The increasing “Latino” school population has opened a controversial issue concerning illegal immigration. Many argue that children of illegal immigrants do not have the right to an education in the American school system.
