Resource Library

This latest data story from the Department of Education presents national data on two important outcomes for ELs: grades 4 and 8 performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and on-time graduation rates of ELs and non-ELs. This report is provided in an online interactive format.

This brief article presents strategies gleaned from research and which the author has successfully used in teaching reading to English learners in middle school. Strategies to use during, pre- and post-reading are presented in a clear step-by-step manner.

This is a web page for those interested in following the alignment of English language development (ELD) standards with current English language arts standards in Califronia.

Individual ELs profiles by state are provided by ECS as well as 50-state comparisons on each data point.

This webpage offers resources, for this last week of May, that focus on bilingual speech and language development. They include infographics on myths of bilingual language development, and tips on avoiding the diagnostic and educational pitfalls of those myths

Through the reporting project, 5 Million Voices, NPR sets out to provide a data-rich snapshot of our country's ELs, and how they are being taught, with much of the information presented by state

Through an effort called the Fresno Language Project, a California school district hopes to see how national models of best practices can be adapted locally to improve outcomes for young ELs.

A new study reveals that ELs may be over-classified as having learning disabilities, due to inconsistent definitions across states, and recommends better methods for accurate identification of those with special needs.

Dozens of North Dakota students who are ELs take on a writing project to tell their immigration stories.

In Portland Public Schools, ELs who participate in dual language programs, where the target language is their native one, tend to exit EL status more quickly than ELs in other programs. Portland offers dual language programs in Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian and Vietnamese.