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Standards-in-Action 2.0 English Learner Institute to Cultivate Content Knowledge and Language Competence

Published Year

2023

Resource Type

Toolkit

Target Audience(s)

Educators of English Learners

The Standards-in-Action (SIA) 2.0 English Learner (EL) Training Institute shows adult educators how to provide college and career readiness (CCR) instruction to ELs.

Equity and English Learners Post-Pandemic

Published Year

2022

Resource Type

Journal

During the COVID-19 pandemic, immigrant and linguistically diverse families have both borne the brunt of America's job losses and are overrepresented in professions that are considered essential to the country's response and recovery.

Funding English Learner Education: Making the Most of Policy and Budget Levers

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Brief

In the United States, funding for K-12 education is complex; it includes federal, state and local funding sources. Funding an equitable, high-quality education for English learners (ELs) is also complex.

Alaska Native Students as English Learner Students: Examining Patterns of Identification, Classification, Service Provision, and Reclassification

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Report

Originating Organization

DOE

In Alaska, Indigenous students make up a large segment of the English learner (EL) population. This report examined Alaska Native kindergarten students who are classified as ELs; the data are from school year 2011-12 through school year 2018-19.

Inconsistencies in English Learner Identification: An Inventory of How Home Language Surveys Across U.S. States Screen Multilingual Students

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Journal

Home Language Surveys (HLS) are widely used by states as an initial screening tool to determine whether students should receive English language services. Typically, parents or guardians are asked to complete the HLS when enrolling a student in school.

Content Counts and Motivation Matters: Reading Comprehension in Third-Grade Students Who Are English Learners

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Journal

This study examined the role of science domain knowledge, reading motivation, and decoding skills in reading comprehension achievement in third-grade students who are English learners (ELs) and students who are monolingual, using a nationally representative data set.

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.

State English Learner Education Policy: A Conceptual Framework to Guide Comprehensive Policy Action

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Journal

Given the role of the state as the primary governing level tasked with U.S. public education, combined with the rapid rise in the proportion of students who are identified as English learners (ELs), this manuscript puts forth a framework for state EL education policy.

50-State Comparison: English Learner Policies

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Report

This interactive report by the Education Commission of the States provides a national comparison of states' English learner (EL) policies. The information used in this report was gathered through a review of state statutes and regulations.

Strategies to Identify and Support English Learners with Learning Disabilities

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Journal

There are no definitive processes for identifying English learner (EL) students with learning disabilities and determining the best academic supports for them.

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