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How do California's school districts decide when English learners (ELs) are ready to exit the EL designation through the process of reclassification? This is the question that California's policymakers asked and which this brief discusses.

Students with limited English proficiency face numerous educational challenges with the potential result of large achievement gaps between these students and their English proficient peers.

Many of the assessments of young children's academic and social-emotional skills currently available are only in English.

English learners (ELs) are among the fastest-growing population in U.S. schools and comprise 9 percent of all students in grades PreK-12 nationwide (U.S. Department of Education, 2018).

This study helps mainstream and content area classroom teachers understand the role written and spoken language play in learning. Instructional tools and practices to support emergent bilinguals' reading comprehension and language learning are shared.

Instruction in the English as a Second Language (ESL) composition classroom includes providing opportunities to nurture and encourage language acquisition.

This article serves as a review of literature regarding the importance of supporting English Learner (EL) students in the grade level classroom by utilizing a Before, During, and After (BDA) reading lesson framework.

Three issues are explored in this article: (1) How do categorical acronyms such as ELL (English language learner), EL, ESL, and EAL (English as an additional language) misrepresent diversity?

Can a teacher education course be used to develop teacher education candidates' (TECs) competences when teaching diverse learners?

The goal of the nine family and caregiver activity sheets in this educator's guide is to provide families and caregivers with simple, fun activities they can use with their children to strengthen their language.