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. Supporting ELs with Interrupted Formal Education: Research and Practices from the Field is a two-part discussion hosted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA).
In part two, Francisco Lopez, an Education Program Specialist from OELA, talks with Teresa Vignaroli, an English Learners Supervisor from Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, about practical considerations and the day-to-day programming involved with serving ELs who are SIFE.