Case Study
Motivating Students to Learn Academic English
As the English Language Learner (ELL) Intervention Coordinator at Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle School in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Crystal McQueen runs an ELL intervention pull-out program designed to narrow the gaps in English skills between her non-native English language students and their peers. Every week, Ms. McQueen works with 88 students in sixth through eighth grades during her 90-minute pull-out period. The