Dual Language Learners

A Look at Dual Language Learner Data Gaps

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Early Childhood Educators
Policy makers
Researchers

In 2018, New America provided nine recommendations for how state leaders can improve DLL data practices in three areas: (1) screening, identifying, and tracking DLL enrollment; (2) evaluating program quality; and (3) assessing learning outcomes. Since then, no state has addressed

Engaging Dual Language Learner Families in Their Children’s Early Education.

Published Year
2022
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Family Liaisons
Educators of English Learners
Early Childhood Educators
Early Childhood Program Administrators

Using data from the First 5 California DLL Pilot Study, this brief presents a snapshot of the family engagement strategies used in early learning and care programs serving infant, toddler, and preschool-age DLLs across the state.

Bilingual Education and America’s Future: Evidence and Pathways

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educational Leaders
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Policy makers
State Education Agencies

This paper looks at the next 25 years of education and policy making regarding students classified as English learners (EL).

Sources of individual differences in the dual language development of heritage bilinguals

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Families
Educators of Bilingual Students
Language Researchers

Bilingual children are a more heterogenous group than their monolingual counterparts with respect to the sources of variation in their language learning environments, as well as the wide individual variation in their language abilities.