Researchers

English Learners Who Speak Arabic as a Home Language (April 2024)

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Fact Sheet
Target Audience(s)
Educators
Researchers
Administrators
Originating Organization
OELA

This fact sheet presents numbers and percentages of English learner students who spoke Arabic as a home language in school Year 2020–2021.

Teacher collaboration to support multilingual students designated as English learners: Ecological perspectives and critical questions

Published Year
2022
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Administrators
Researchers

Collaboration between English as a Second Language (ESL) and content teachers to support multilingual students designated as English Learners is a growing but complex phenomenon in U.S. schools, and one that has continued to evolve during the pandemic and related disruptions to schooling.

Examining Policy Levers for English Learner Course Access

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Researchers
Policy makers

This series of briefs brief explores the potential of four research-based policy levers to support access to core content courses for students classified as English Learners (ELs).

Charter schools and English learners in the lone star state

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Report
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Administrators
State Education Agencies
Researchers

Thanks to rapid increases in the state's Hispanic and Asian populations, the number of Texas students classified as English Learners has surged in the past decade, from approximately 830,000 in 2010 to more than 1.1 million today. In the charter sector, change has been even more rapid.

Leveraging CA MTSS to Support English Learner-Classified Students: Insights from Three CA Districts

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Researchers
Administrators
Policy makers

This brief is part of the Landscape of Language Learners in California’s MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support). This brief highlights findings from a study focused on how California’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (CA MTSS) framework serves English- Learner (EL) classified students1.

A Look at Dual Language Learner Data Gaps

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Early Childhood Educators
Policy makers
Researchers

In 2018, New America provided nine recommendations for how state leaders can improve DLL data practices in three areas: (1) screening, identifying, and tracking DLL enrollment; (2) evaluating program quality; and (3) assessing learning outcomes. Since then, no state has addressed

Benefits of Multilingualism - Vietnamese (September 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Multilingual Learners
Policy makers
Researchers
Originating Organization
OELA

There are multiple benefits to being multilingual, multiliterate, and multicultural in today’s global society. Knowing more than one language from birth, acquiring a new language through school, or learning languages later in life, can provide tangible advantages in many areas.

Educators of English Learners: Availability, Projected Need, and Teacher Preparation (June 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Administrators
Researchers
Legislators
Originating Organization
OELA

Many educators support English learners (ELs).* Almost 45% of all public school teachers reported teaching ELs in school year (SY) 2020–21. The numbers and the projected need for EL instructors fluctuate from year to year for a variety of reasons.