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Educational Spillover Effects of New English in New Destination States

Published Year

2023

Resource Type

Journal

Target Audience(s)

Educators of English Learners

Policy makers

Administrators

Researchers

The number of English learners enrolled in public schools has grown substantially in the United States over the past two decades.

Supporting ELs With Interrupted Formal Education: Research And Practices From The Field – Part 2 (February 2020)

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Podcast

Originating Organization

OELA

An important topic in English learner (EL) education is how ELs who are students with interrupted formal education, or SIFE, often face many serious challenges when attending school in the United States. Their educators also often encounter difficulties in meeting SIFE's needs.

Welcoming, Registering, and Supporting Newcomer Students: A Toolkit for Educators of Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Report

Originating Organization

DOE

This resource is intended to help educators identify and use research-based practices, policies, and procedures for welcoming, registering, and supporting newcomer immigrant and refugee students who are attending secondary schools in the United States, as well as their families (grades 6-12).

Challenging the monolingual mindset: Understanding plurilingual pedagogies in English as an Additional Language (EAL) classrooms

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Journal

Abstract Current theories of bilingualism argue that the language practices of bilinguals are drawn from a single linguistic repertoire, and that enabling access to the full breadth of students' language practices can be a vital resource for further language development.

Education in Crisis: Looking to the Margins to Find Our Center as Educators Working with Refugee and Migrant Students and Families

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Journal

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities within our education systems, and, in many cases, has further marginalized students of refugee and migrant backgrounds.

Leveraging Policy Implementation for Social Justice: How School Leaders Shape Educational Opportunity When Implementing Policy for English Learners

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Journal

School leaders become arbiters of educational opportunity by shaping how policies are implemented within their buildings.

Dual language programs: Questions of Access in the State of Arizona

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Journal

Public schools across the country are increasingly working with children who enter schools speaking a language other than English. Using a case study methodology, the authors examined Dual Language Program (DLP) implementation in Arizona, which by law supports English-only education.

The Consequences of English Learner as a Category in Teaching, Learning and Research

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Journal

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?

Not Lost in Translation: The Growing Importance of Foreign Language Skills in the U.S. Job Market

Published Year

2017

Resource Type

Brief

This brief presents data documenting the United States' increasing need for multilingual workers. There is a need for languages such as Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish.

The economic value of bilingualism in the United States

Published Year

2018

Resource Type

Journal

Research is showing that continuing to foster English learners' home language while he or she learns English has long-term benefits, including economic benefits.

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