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The landscape of language learners in California’s MTSS: The State of Academic Performance

Published Year

2023

Resource Type

Brief

Target Audience(s)

Educators of English Learners

Assessment researchers

Policy makers

Administrators

This brief depicts trends related to academic performance, namely trends in English-Learner (EL) classified student performance on Math and English Language Arts (ELA) SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment System) assessments.

Making “Small Waves of Change”: Dual Language and General Education Teacher Transformation through Instructional Coaching

Published Year

2023

Resource Type

Journal

Target Audience(s)

Administrators

Educational Leaders

Elementary Educators

Researchers

This multisite qualitative case study explores ways in which instructional coaching focused on English language development (content)and teachers’ individual beliefs (process) can help general education and dual language bilingual education elementary teachers work within and through perceived in

When literacy ate language: An analysis of a research-based literacy intervention for designated English Learners

Published Year

2023

Resource Type

Journal

Target Audience(s)

Educators of Bilingual Students

Language Researchers

Scripted literacy programs are frequently used with designated English learners (ELs) as an intervention to address below–grade-level reading comprehension.

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).

Meeting the Needs of Linguistically Diverse Students in The Mainstream Classroom

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Journal

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.

Progress of Arizona Kindergartners toward English Proficiency in Grade 3 by English Learner Student Classification

Published Year

2020

Resource Type

Report

This study was prompted by the Arizona Department of Education's interest in learning more about the progress of English learners (ELs) toward English proficiency in the early grades.

Figurative Language: Are English Language Learners Falling Through the Cracks?

Published Year

2018

Resource Type

Brief

How can teachers best support ELs to understand figurative language? In this article, the author defines what figurative speech is and then shares strategies for effectively teaching figurative language to ELs.

Learning English Idioms With a Web-Based Educational Game

Published Year

2017

Resource Type

Journal

This article explores the usefulness of a web-based education game for learning English idioms and examines attitudinal factors contributing to the learning of the idioms with the game.

English Language Development Standards

Published Year

2015

Resource Type

Media

This is a web page for those interested in following the alignment of English language development (ELD) standards with current English language arts standards in Califronia.

Text Complexity

Published Year

2014

Resource Type

Journal

The Common Core State English Language Arts Standards require that students read and understand texts of increasing complexity.