Left Behind: A Case Study of an ELL Immigrant’s Journey with Literacy
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Dec 4, 2025
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The research presented in this paper in the form of a case study centers the experience of an adult immigrant from Mexico who arrived in the United States with no prior English knowledge to answer the question: How do ELL high-school graduates experience situations requiring high levels of literacy, and what outcomes does this produce? This case offers a lens into the journey of an immigrant adult in the United States, demonstrating the lasting impacts of the literacy achievement gap on ELLs long after high school graduation.
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Diaz, L. (2025). Left Behind: A Case Study of an ELL Immigrant’s Journey with Literacy. Journal of Student Research at Indiana University East, 7(1), 72–93. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/jsriue/article/view/41582
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