New Study Finds That ELLs Tend To Have Better Problem-Solving Skills & “Internal Assets” Than English-Proficient Students

As most teachers of English Language Learners already know, most have a huge number of assets – they just don’t know English yet.

A new study reinforces what we already know. Resilience and traumatic stress among Latinx english language learners: a cross-sectional study of students from an urban school district (not behind a paywall)  finds that ELLs tend to have more “internal assets,” which they define as “self-efficacy, empathy, problem solving, and self-awareness,” than non ELL students.

Previous studies have also found ELLs possess many assets.  You can read about them at:

Study Finds Another Reason To Look At ELLs Through Lens Of “Assets”: They Are Likely To Be More Creative

Very Important New Report On Looking At ELLs Through A Lens Of Assets & Not Deficits

Get Organized Around Assets

And, to learn even more about the assets researchers have found in ELLs, read THE IMPLICATIONS OF DEEPER LEARNING FOR ADOLESCENT IMMIGRANTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

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