ELL History and Politics

Jennifer Relovsky, Natalie Sottile, and Thomas Nagle

Objectives

Students will be able to identify which organizations

enforce which acts.

Students will be able to list the organizations that

protected ELL students in sequential order.

Students will be able to tell why bilingual education is

a positive aspect in the America.
Bilingual Education
Dates back to 1664 to the
first settlers in Native
America.
1839
States began to adopt
bilingual education laws.
-These authorize instruction in
languages other than English.
 Sink or Swim
1920- 1960
English immersion or “Sink or
Swim” is the dominant method of
instruction for minority students.
 Meyer v. Nebraska
1923
U.S. Supreme court ruled to
only allow teaching in the
English language.
English As A Second Language

1930- 1939
E S Once met the needs of foreign
diplomats and university
students, now for language-
L minority children too.
 Brown v. Board of
Education 1954

U.S. Supreme Court that

ruled school segregation
based on race was wrong.
Teachers of English to Speakers of
Other Languages
1966

TESOL = professional
organization for increase in
ESL material
Bilingual Act
1968
The first national
acknowledgment of
special education
needs of non/limited-
English speaking
children.
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
1984
ESEA = funding
programs organized
into Title I and Title
II
Title VII
1994
Educational changes improving:
1. Foriegn language instruction,
2. Funding for immigrant
education
3. Participation of private school
students.
No Child Left Behind ACt
2001- Today

NCLB = Assesses children’s

English skills and how they
meet state academic content
and standards.
The Office for Civil Rights
OCR = Programs that educate
children must be:
1. Sound
2. Supported for success
3. Evaluated and revised
Types of Learning Styles We Used

● Auditory
● Visuals
● Independent
 RESOURCES
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/ell/legal.html

https://www.lcmcisd.org/228658_4

https://www.preceden.com/timelines/321151-history-of-esl-bilingual-
education-in-the-u-s--timeline.
THANKS!