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English Learners Insights & Resources

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    Promoting Success for Teachers of English Learners: A Coaching Tool

    Partners from CCSSO, AIR and Education Northwest adapted two widely used teacher evaluation and support systems into new resources for teachers with English learners in their classrooms.

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    English Language Development Minutes, Models, and Outcomes: Beaverton School District

    English Language Learner (ELL) students bring substantial assets such as bilingualism and biculturalism to communities and classrooms, yet their educational achievement is often lower than that of their non-ELL peers.

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    Teaching Newcomer Students Language and Content Knowledge Through Intentional Planning Practice

    Building the academic vocabulary of English learner students while teaching math or history can be a heavy lift for teachers. Tim Blackburn writes about an approach a California high school is adopting.

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    Reflecting on What Latine Culture Brings to Public Education

    As we honor Latine contributions to our country during National Hispanic Heritage Month, it’s also important to reflect on what Latine culture brings—and can bring—to our kids’ education.

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    How Long Does It Take For Beginning English Learners to Become English Language Proficient?

    This list of available recent studies and articles on time to reclassification for English learners can help inform processes such as program planning and resource allocation.

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    What All Teachers Should Know About Instruction For English Language Learners

    Learn about the five key principles that all teachers should know about second-language acquisition and the academic challenges English learners face.

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    A Tool to Help Support Districts’ Efforts to Assess their English Learner Program

    We discuss a new research-based tool designed to help districts assess their English learner programs—and optimize their support for English learner students.

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    What Language Arts Teachers Should Know About Teaching English Learners

    Based on research, we identified key principles that teachers with English learner students in their classrooms should know. These principles are “big ideas” or concepts about second language acquisition and the academic challenges English learners face.

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    What Science Teachers Should Know About Teaching English Learners

    Science inquiry poses particular linguistic challenges for English learners. Learn a few principles and strategies for effectively teaching science to students learning English.

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    What the Research Says on Instruction for English Learners Across Subject Areas

    English learners need to develop math and reading skills as well as their knowledge of social studies and science—even while learning English.

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    What Math Teachers Should Know About Teaching English Learners

    Math has its own language, and English learners often struggle to understand math concepts in this language. What can math teachers do to help their English learner students succeed?

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    What Social Studies Teachers Should Know About Teaching English Learners

    The density and complexity of social science textbooks and other texts can be particularly challenging for English learners. What principles and strategies can social studies teachers employ?

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    Rubric for District English Learner Programs

    Designed to help districts assess and optimize their EL services, this tool contains 71 items organized into eight sections that address key components of a district’s program for English learners.

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    Spotlight on Teaching English Learners

    Practices and programs that help educators engage English learners with compelling, grade-appropriate language and content.

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    A Framework for Supporting English Learner Students’ Language Development

    From the beginning, our partnership with the Ontario School District in Eastern Oregon has focused on improving outcomes for English learner students.

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