Language Instruction for Immigrant and Non-English Speaking
Children Title III of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
provides Federal financial support to state and local
educational agencies to supplement English language instruction
in order to ensure that all English Language Learners, including
immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency,
develop high levels of academic language proficiency in English,
and meet the same challenging State academic achievement
standards as all Maryland students are expected to meet. To
comply with these requirements, the Title III office of the
Maryland State Department of Education works with local school
districts to ensure that quality, research based ESL programs
are offered to language minority students. Title III, Secs.
3101, 3102 Part A