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Research
Explore our published insights designed to help advance the field’s understanding of what works for English Learners, Dual Language Learners, and Multilingual Learners.
Myths and Research About Early Bilingual Development
This resource breaks down some of the most common myths about bilingualism—and the research that debunks them. It's a valuable tool for educators engaging families in conversations about the benefits of home language development.
SEAL's 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices
Our 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices equip educators to create rigorous, joyful, and language-rich classrooms where every student succeeds. By integrating students’ linguistic and cultural assets, SEAL fosters a learning environment that values home languages and empowers diverse learners to reach their full potential.
Effective ELD in California's Dual Language Programs
Centering English Learner/ Emergent Bilingual Students in Literacy Research and Instruction
There is a considerable amount of attention currently on the science of reading, with many states rushing to adopt policies that are purportedly aligned with it.
Latest Presentations
Kindergarten Matters (Campaign for Grade-Level Reading)
In the first of GLR Learning Tuesdays new Kindergarten Matters webinar series, CGLR partnered with Sobrato Philanthropies. In the above quote, Anya Hurwitz of Sobrato Early Academic Learning (SEAL) emphasized the inherent potential of our country’s diverse children and underscored a need for the evolution of our schools to better serve emergent bilinguals.
Designated ELD that Targets Your Students Needs (CABE 2024)
Need help planning “in response to” Designated ELD lessons? We will share a formative assessment technique, Oral Language Analysis (OLA), used in the SEAL model to help you successfully plan and implement responsive DELD lessons
Discover Successful Approaches to Designated ELD that Responds to YOUR Students Needs (CABE 2023)
Need help planning “in response to” Designated ELD lessons? We will share a formative assessment technique, Oral Language Analysis (OLA), used in the SEAL model to help you successfully plan and implement responsive DELD lessons. Through watching videos, analyzing ELD standards, and opportunities for hands-on application and reflection, you will walk away with quick and easy-to-use templates and tools for planning and implementing formative assessments for DELD lessons with your students tomorrow!
Designated and Integrated ELD: Using Language Functions as a Bridge (CABE 2024)
Are you struggling to design student-responsive Designated ELD that builds upon what students are learning in Spanish?
Elevando las Expectativas: Proporcionándole a cada estudiante un camino hacia el multilingüismo (Spanish webinar)
“Raise the Bar: Lead the World” is the U.S. Department of Education’s call to action to transform education and unite around what works—based on decades of experience and research—to advance educational equity and excellence. As part of ED’s Raise the Bar efforts to create pathways for global engagement, the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is hosted a webinar to introduce and discuss the Raise the Bar Initiative in the context of multilingual learner education. During this event, the presenters reflected on the importance of early learning, dual language, the seal of biliteracy and parent engagement as levers for multilingualism and multiliteracy in today’s global society and economy and discuss ways to elevate multilingualism. This webinar was conducted entirely in Spanish.
Effective, Integrated, and Responsive ELD for Dual Language Classrooms (La Cosecha 2023 Annual Conference)
Are you struggling to design student-responsive ELD that builds upon what students are learning in Spanish?