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English as an additional language or dialect references

Council of Europe. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) from: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/elp/elp-reg/cefr_EN.asp

Cummins, J. 2008, ‘BICS and CALP: Empirical and Theoretical Status of the Distinction’, in Street, B. & Hornberger, N. H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 2nd edn, Volume 2: Literacy, pp. 71–83, Springer Science + Business Media LLC, New York. http://www.wisd.us/campus/whs/social_studies/edd/Fall09/8344/Articles/CumminsBICSCALPSpringer2007.pdf

Gottlieb, M., Carnuccio, L., Ernst-Slavit, G., & Katz, A. (2006). PreK-K English language proficiency standards. Alexandria, VA (USA): Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.

McKay, P., Hudson, C. and Sapuppo, M. 1994 ‘National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia English as a Second Language Bandscales’ in McKay, P. (ed) English as a Second Language Development: Language and Literacy in Schools, National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia, Canberra.

New Zealand Ministry for Education. ESOL online - The English Language Learning Progressions from http://esolonline.tki.org.nz/ESOL-Online/Student-needs/The-English-Language-Learning-Progressions

Thomas, W. P. & Collier, V. P. 2002, A national study of school effectiveness for language minority students’ long-term academic achievement, Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA. http://crede.berkeley.edu/research/llaa/1.1_final.html

State and Territory Resources

Curriculum Corporation, 1994, English as a Second Language scales.

Department of Education and Children’s Services South Australia , English language and literacy Reception –Year 12

Department of Education and early Childhood Development Victoria, English as a Second Language Developmental Continuum P–10

Department of Education and Training Western Australia, 2010, English as a Second Language/English as a Second Dialect Progress maps (early childhood, middle childhood, early adolescence)

New South Wales Department of Education and Training, 2004, English as a Second Language Guidelines for Schools.

Northern Territory Department of Education and Training, English as a Second language framework for English as a Second Language Secondary.

Northern Territory Department of Education and Training, English as a Second language framework for English as a Second Language Primary.

Queensland Department of Education and Training, Curriculum Guidelines for English as a Second Language learners

Queensland Department of Education and Training, English as a Second Language Bandscales for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learners: http://www.education.qld.gov.au/students/evaluation/monitoring/bandscales/

Queensland Department of Education and Training, Language for English as a Second Language learners.

Queensland Studies Authority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/577.html

SACSA, English as a Second Language scope and scales http://www.sacsa.sa.edu.au/eslevidence/esl_keyfeatures.asp

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