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Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Published Year

2016

Resource Type

Guide

Originating Organization

DOE

In the last several decades, English learners (ELs)1 have been among the fastest-growing populations in our Nation’s schools.

Supporting Integrated English Learner Student Instruction: A Guide to Assess Professional Learning Needs Based on the Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School Practice Guide

Published Year

2022

Resource Type

Guide

This guide is designed to help district and school site leaders assess the professional learning needs of elementary school teachers to implement research-based recommendations for the instruction of English learner students.

Reopening Washington Schools 2020: Guidance for Supporting Multilingual/English Learners

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Guide

Reopening Washington Schools 2020: Guidance for Supporting Multilingual/English LearnersThis guidance is designed as a companion resource to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction's (OSPI's) "Reopening Washington Schools 2020: District Planning Guide" (ED606044), issu

2020-2021 WIDA Assessment Guidance: Indiana Department of Education

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Guide

The "2020-2021 WIDA Assessment Guidance" provides information on the following 14 topics: (1) English Language Proficiency Requirements; (2) WIDA Assessments in Grades K-12; (3) WIDA ACCESS Annual Assessments Test Window; (4) Participation Requirements; (5) Indiana English Learner Entrance

Supporting Educators in Determining Special Education Eligibility of English Learner Students

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Guide

This slide deck accompanies a Practitioner's Brief, Determining Special Education Eligibility of English Learners, the REL Northeast & Islands recently published.

And Justice for Els; A Leader's Guide to Creating and Sustaining Culturally Equitable Schools

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Guide

This handbook consists of five chapters that address federal policies regarding the education of English Learners (ELs), program models, preparing teachers to work with ELs, and tips for engaging with EL families.

California Practitioners' Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities

Published Year

2019

Resource Type

Guide

The California Department of Education has published a manual to provide guidance to local education agencies on identifying, classifying, and supporting English learners (ELs) with special needs.

Practical Guide for State Education Agencies to Promote Success of English Learners PreK-Grade 3

Published Year

2019

Resource Type

Guide

This guide is intended for state education agencies (SEAs) and their early education partners. The goal of the guide is to support the development of coherent, research-based policy at the state level.

Identifying, Supporting and Reclassifying English Learners with Disabilities

Published Year

2019

Resource Type

Guide

School districts in all parts of the country have struggled with how to identify, support, and reclassify English learners (ELs) with disabilities. The result has been the over- and under-identification rates of ELs as having a disability.

New Mexico Language Usage Survey: Tools for Identifying Potential English Learners

Published Year

2019

Resource Type

Guide

The Language Usage Survey Guidance Handbook is revised from an earlier version published in 2016. This guide walks the reader through the entire process of identifying potential English learners (ELs).