English language learners (ESL - ELL)

What does the research say?

Students who are newcomers to Canada may need help learning English. Schools provide this support through English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. In this section you can find information about ESL programs and their impact on student success.

• 2012

  Support for newcomer students, 2012

  This is a chapter from the Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools 2012, and includes research and analysis regarding the support for newcomer students in schools. Every year, People.

• 2011

  Age at immigration and the educational outcomes of children

  Statistics Canada, 2011. This large-scale study found that the age at which a child immigrates to Canada has a significant impact on the likelihood that they would graduate from high.

• 2011

  Support for newcomers in Ontario schools, 2011

  People for Education, 2011. This chapter from the Annual Report on Ontario’s Publicly Funded Schools 2011, includes research and analysis regarding supports for English-language learners, actualisation linguistique en francais, and.

• 2010

  A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
  Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010

  People for Education, 2010. Using data from the People for Education Annual School Survey, as well as information from the EQAO, Statistics Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Education, this.

• 2009

  Wanted: A renewed vision for public education
  Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools

  People for Education, 2009. The report tracks programs and resources in schools, including things like special education waiting lists, percentages of schools with music teachers and teacher-librarians, fundraising amounts and.

• 2009

  Ontario’s urban & suburban schools: a prescription for change

  People for Education, 2009. The recommendations in this report are based on a discussion paper developed by People for Education in 2008.

• 2008

  Ontario’s urban & suburban schools

  People for Education, 2008. This discussion paper examines the unique aspects of schools and communities in Ontario municipalities with populations of over 200,000.

• 2008

  Language Support for Newcomers, 2008

  This is a chapter from People for Education’s Annual Report 2008, talking about language support for newcomers. .