Daneri, JuanCope, LidaFogarty, ElizabethShelor, Morgan Rose2016-06-142016-06-142016-052016-05-04May 2016http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5623This paper investigates the influence that parental involvement that has on the outcomes for English language learning students. This discourse will compare different educational and developmental research. This will incorporate historic and current legislation on English as a Second Language services and discuss the availability and the practicality of these services. Based on findings of researchers such as Lee, Bowen, and Araujo, recommendations for educators and policy makers will be made to promote ESL programs that align with current findings.application/pdfEnglish as a secondEnglish Language Learnerparental involvementparental educationcross-cultural educationlinguistic barriersHonors Thesis2016-06-14