NCLB: Title III
Title III – Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
The purpose of Title III is to:
- Ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet
- Improve the instruction of limited English proficient children by providing for the acquisition or development of educational technology or instructional materials
Read the full text of this entitlement.
Palm handhelds, smartphones and software solutions can help teachers meet the goals of this entitlement. With Palm solutions teachers may:
- Provide every student with handheld computers to support language development activities and resources
- Take advantage of features that meet the needs of English language learners such as capabilities for voice recording, text to speech and vocabulary prompts
- Generate required reports
- Customize data according to individual needs
- Monitor progress and assess students on a continuous basis, rather than wait for the standardized test results. Handhelds hold promise for formative and summative assessment (in-class notes, running records, electronic portfolios)
- Have immediate access to disaggregated data, class schedules, contact information and student photographs from student information systems
- Continually update, revise and share student portfolios
- Complete Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) on the web and track requirements for students
Palm handhelds and software solutions can help students meet the goals of this entitlement. With Palm solutions students may*:
- Learn to use the basic functions of handheld computers as they learn to read and write in English for the first time
- Access ESL, Bilingual and English language reading programs to enhance learning and meet state standards
- Practice the alphabet
- Develop spelling and vocabulary skills
- Decode words and understand text
- Develop phonemic awareness, fluency, and comprehension skills
- Access multimedia for project based learning
- Access the internet for learning resources
- Practice lessons daily with feedback including features such as text-to-speech, and voice recording
- View graphic representations of their ideas and concepts
- View interactive ideas and relationships to support comprehension, retention and skill development
Download NCLB/IDEA and Palm OS Education Solutions matrix related to Title III.
Download NCLB/IDEA and Palm OS Education Solutions matrix for all NCLB/IDEA.
Palm in education
Palm handheld computers provide a productive and affordable solution for integrating technology in the classroom and are increasingly being considered for one-to-one initiatives in an effort to put computing in the hands of all children. Palm's leadership position in handheld technology ensures state-of-the-art products, with professional development for teachers, principals and administrators in concert with a rich and growing array of software solutions to meet the needs of all students.
Palm Treo smartphones are powerful administrative solutions that converge handheld computer technology with cellular capabilities. When combined with student information and management solutions, Treo smartphones enable educators to access data and communicate inside or outside the school or campus.
