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Using Multilingual Approaches to Support English Acquisition

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners

This spotlight explores the use of multilingual approaches for the purpose of supporting English language acquisition, shares examples of statewide approaches, and highlights strategies for program design and instruction.

Supporting the Economic Integration of Adult Leaners with Emerging Literacy Skills

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educational Leaders
Educators of English Learners

Many immigrants, including those with emerging literacy skills, have real-world economic needs. This spotlight provides resources and considerations for how adult education programming can support immigrants’ broader economic integration.

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).

A critical GIS analysis of English learner enrollment

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Policy makers
State Education Agencies

In many ways, Arizona is on the forefront of school choice: in addition to a state-wide open enrollment law, it was one of the first states to adopt charter school legislation in 1994 and currently has the second-highest percentage of public school students attending charter schools in the

A First Look at Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Results of Initial Analysis Based on State Grantee Literacy Screening Assessments

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Report
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Literacy Coaches
Administrators
Early Childhood Program Administrators
Language Researchers

This report provides a first look at the literacy performance of students in grades K–3 in Massachusetts based on available data from both the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years.

Rising Numbers, Unmet Needs: Immigrant Newcomers in Massachusetts High Schools

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Report
Target Audience(s)
Educators
Research and Data
Policy makers

This report shares demographic characteristics and educational outcomes of high school newcomers in Massachusetts over time, using longitudinal data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Experiences and Perceptions of English Learners Testing with Language Supports

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Assessment researchers
Administrators
State Education Agencies

In recent years, schools and large-scale assessment developers across the United States have been providing English learners with language supports when they take tests to reduce construct-irrelevant variance, or errors in test scores due to factors that are extraneous to the construct bein