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Improving School Readiness: Formal versus Informal Pre-Kindergartern and Children in Immigrant Families

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

The United States is witnessing two major trends in its rising cohorts of young children preparing to start school: an increase in the utilization of formal (e.g., center-based) childcare options in the year before starting kindergarten and an increase in the share of these young children who come f

The Importance of Home Language Series

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

School readiness and school success for children who are dual language learners are tied directly to mastery of their home language. This series of handouts is designed to provide staff and families with basic information on topics related to children learning two or more languages.

Effort on Moving toward a Common Definition of English Learners

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

This collection of guidance and reports is designed to assist state and districts define, identify, classify, and re-classify English Learners.

Model Principal Supervisor Professional Standards 2015

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

This document refreshes a set of voluntary school leadership standards first developed in 1996, then revised in 2008 and long known by the initials of the creator of the original document, ISLLC.

Equitable Access Supports: Implementation Playbook and the Equitable Access Toolkit

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

Every student deserves teachers and principals who can help them achieve their potential. Yet research consistently shows that many students do not have consistent access to excellent educators.

Early Literacy Instruction in Spanish: Teaching the Beginning Reader

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

Throughout the U.S., many children are receiving some or all of their literacy instruction in Spanish. Dr.

Questions and Answers on the Rights of Limited-English Proficient Students

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights provides answers to questions about the rights of limited-English proficient students, including provision of language services, federal requirements, parental rights, and exit criteria.

Developing Programs for English Language Learners:Resource Materials for Planning and Self-Assessments

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

This Web page may help SEAs and LEAs in evaluating programs for ELs.

The difficulties involved in Spanish- English translation

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

The article discusses difficulties involved in translating from Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish.

Race to the Top Publications and Resources

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Reference

This Web page provides links to Race to the Top guidance and resource documents.