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This fact sheet provides information for parents and families who may be new to Parent-Teacher conferences. It includes basic information about Parent-Teacher conferences, answers to common questions, and a checklist of things to do before, during, and after the meeting

This article describes the elements of an effective professional development program that was used successfully with ELs with disabilities (Echevarria & Short, 2009).

This Facilitator's Guide has been prepared for presenters of the "Language Development for English Language Learners" professional development module.

With the sharp rise in students who are English language learners (ELL), research on identifying and serving the needs of gifted and talented (GT) ELL students offers fertile ground for best practice guidelines.

This article explores how to improve the quality of learning opportunities, such as gifted education, for students who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD).

Despite nationwide efforts to reduce an academic achievement gap among various racial-ethnic groups, the reading gap between Hispanics and whites has not changed significantlyit has measured more than 25 points in each of the last 17 years (National Center for Education Statistics, 2008).

This article presents issues associated with the implementation of a three-tier response to intervention (RTI) approach with English-language learners (ELLs). Instructional and assessment considerations are discussed particularly as they pertain to issues of language and literacy development.

From a sociocultural perspective, teacher identity is constructed in relation to others, including other teachers and students.

This chapter examines research on the education of children in immigrant families, focusing on the ways the children and the families have been constructed in public arenas and conceptualized and classified in research discussions.

Though much valuable research has been conducted on the academic achievement of school-age immigrant youth, less is known about the early developmental competencies of immigrant children during the preschool years.