WHAT I CAN DO accountability in the 2006-2007 school year.
Directions: Read the excerpt of an article critique. Answer the questions that follow. Use the reading
strategies you have learned from the previous discussion. Write your answer in your notebook
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 expects all students to achieve proficient levels of knowledge in
meaningful and accessible curricula while integrating English language and literacy development. This
research study addresses ELL students' low science achievement in the context of national standards and
core subject areas. Teachers of English language learners (ELL) face the added challenge of providing
Several studies have examined the influence of professional development interventions on students' science
as content knowledge Research also indicates that students' science achievement is positively correlated
achievement. Research suggests that hands-on and inquiry-based science lessons develop literacy as well
with the amount of teacher professional development. This study builds upon existing research by using a
quas experimental design to assess students' science achievement after the first-year implementation of a
professional development intervention that focused on science achievement, literacy and math skills
in science achievement, (2) whether gaps in science achievement change for ELL and low-literacy (retained)
non-treatment group students on a statewide mathematics test, particularly on the measurement strand that
students in the treatment group, and (3) whether treatment group students perform differently compared with
is emphasized in the intervention

1. Is there a statement of the Problem? Write it below?
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4. What is your impression about this article? Use a concept map to illustrate your answer.
2. What is the background information of the problem? State it below?
3. Is the educational significance of the problem discussed? what is it? write it below.