Is the Academic Success of English Learners Supported by a Solid Curriculum Framework?
The building of any structure calls for a thorough, detailed blueprint for its foundation and structural supports. The blueprint plan must address the personal specifications and requirements of the client. It is expected that blueprints will vary according to the purposes of each client and the intended use of the resulting structure. If curriculum frameworks are viewed as structural supports for teaching and learning, then they should provide pathways for teachers and students in the construction of academic proficiency. The question to pose is whether or not state curriculum frameworks have adequately provided for the specialized instructional support needed for the second-language development of English learners.Most states’ frameworks in language arts display gaps in the instructional scaffolding required for students to develop literacy in a second language. They seem to provide sketchy conceptual support and lack clarity and practical utility from the point of view of classroom
