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Large numbers of students with language and cultural experiences different from the mainstream population will continue to enter schools in growing numbers throughout the next decades. Historically, their level of academic achievement has lagged significantly behind that of their English language-dominant peers. If schools are to meet the challenge of educating culturally diverse student populations, teachers must embrace instruction and curricula that engage and encourage all students. This article gleans from the discussed research ten strategies that all school health education teachers should utilize in their language-and learning-diverse classrooms that can increase the learning, achievement and success of English Language Learners (ELL) and other low-literacy students. Some of these strategies include: linking health concepts with the students’ backgrounds, providing appropriate speech for ELL students, incorporating scaffolding techniques, using hands-on materials and/or manipulative for practice, clearly defining the language objectives, and providing multiple avenues for assessing learning. Many mainstream health education teachers who utilize these specific strategies report that all of their students experience a higher level of performance.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nOne of the most important factors affecting education today is demography. Each year, the United States becomes more ethnically and linguistically diverse, with more than 90 percent of recent immigrants coming from non-English-speaking countries.1 From the 1991–1992 school year through 2001–2002, the number of identified students with limited English proficiency in public schools (K–12) grew 95 percent while total enrollment increased by only 12 percent.2 According to Ruiz-deVelasco and Fix,3 culturally diverse students, as a collective group, are a sizable and growing population.  \nWhile the number of students with lim-  \nited proficiency in English has grown exponentially across the United States, their level of academic achievement has lagged significantly behind that of their English language-dominant peers. One congressionally mandated study reported that these students receive lower grades, are judged by their teachers to have lower academic abilities, and score below their classmates on standardized tests of reading and mathematics.4  \nCulturally diverse students with limited English proficiency are referred to as English Language Learners (ELL) . An ELL is defined as a learner who: a) first learned a language other than English, comes from a home where a language other than English  \nis usually spoken, or does not use English as a primary language; and b) lacks the necessary English skills to fully participate in classes taught in English. All ELLs in schools today are not alike. However, there are several common threads that place them at risk for school failure and placement into special education: 1) lack of English proficiency, 2) behavior characteristics, and 3) socioeconomic status.3,5  \nJohn Rohwer, EdD, is a professor at Bethel University, 3900 Bethel Drive, St. Paul, MN 55112; [E-mail: j-rohwer@bethel.edu. Bob Wandberg](E-mail: j-rohwer@bethel.edu. Bob Wandberg), PhD, is with St. Paul Public Schools, 4241 17th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407  \nJohn Rohwerand Bob Wandberg  \nEnglish proficiency  \nMany students from culturally diverse backgrounds have linguistic differences that play a role in their ability to succeed in an English-dominant classroom. Language performance is closely linked with academic success.6,7 Research with children learning English as a second language has shown that they typically achieve at lower levels than do native English-speaking children, especially in language-related areas.8 Yet, we may find at one end of the spectr","cbCaioI4tGLmSUvN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioI4tGLmSUvN","pdf",138039,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## English proficiency and academic success\n## Behavior characteristics and learning risk\n## Acculturation-related behavior and support","[{\"question\":\"What challenge do schools face when educating culturally diverse learners?\",\"answer\":\"Schools face a growing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students whose academic achievement has historically lagged behind English-dominant peers.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document define English Language Learners (ELLs)?\",\"answer\":\"ELLs are learners who learned a language other than English and/or come from homes where another language is usually spoken, and who lack sufficient English skills to fully participate in English-taught classes.\"},{\"question\":\"Why can English proficiency affect academic outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"The text explains that language performance is closely linked with academic success, and research shows English second-language learners often reach lower levels than native English-speaking children, especially in language-related areas.\"}]","Improving Health Education for ELL Students in the Mainstream Classroom | PDF",1792073996,15]