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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.

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.

Ending the Invisibility of Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Systems: A Framework for DLL Identification

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Report

The Dual Language Learner (DLL) population in the United States is growing. However, there are few standardized policies for identifying DLLs and for understanding how best to support them.

Taking Stock of Dual Language Learners Identification and Strengthening Procedures and Policies

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Report

One-third of children ages five and under in the United States have at least one parent who speaks a language other than English. These Dual Language Learners (DLLs) are a diverse and growing group who have the potential to develop as multilingual and multiliterate individuals.

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.

Learning Through Performance Project-Based Learning as a Lever for Engaging the Next-Generation Science Standards

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Journal

This article reports on findings from a multiyear implementation of the Learning Through Performance (LTP) in Middle School project. The LTP uses Project-Based Learning and Performance-Based Assessment approaches to teach the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Reaching All Students: Distance Learning Resources to Support Students with Disabilities, English Learners, and their Families

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Serial

Originating Organization

DOE

The abrupt transition to distance learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left many families, caregivers, and educators in need of resources to make learning useful and accessible for all students, including students with disabilities and English learners.

WWC Evidence Review Protocol for Interventions for English Learners

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Reference

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).

Investigating Outcomes for English Language Learners in Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Pre-K

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Brief

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.

Determining Special Education Eligibility of English Learners

Published Year

2021

Resource Type

Brief

Elementary teachers often have difficulty determining whether a student should be referred for special education services. That task is further compounded when the student is an English learner (EL).

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