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.

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Early Literacy Development and Instruction for Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Education

Research in bilingual education points to critical characteristics of quality early childhood programs for dual language learners that include their home language and culture, fully engage their families as educational partners, and implement linguistically and culturally responsive approaches.

Report

Literature of Windows & Mirrors Bibliography

A series of wonderful books to be used in a classroom that address gender, race, economic class and family structures.

Classroom Tools

Investing in Bilingual Teachers

In the fall of 2017, the California Department of Education awarded a Bilingual Teacher Professional Development Program (BTPDP) state grant to eight Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to address the bilingual teacher shortage in California.

Report

How Families Can Develop Oral Language

A resource that informs families of different ways they can help develop oral language.

Classroom Tools

Latest Presentations

Designated ELD that Targets Your Students Needs (CABE 2024)

Need help planning “in response to” Designated ELD lessons?

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?

Aligning Science of Reading Policies with the Needs of English Learners

On February 8, New America and SEAL will co-hosted a webinar that unpacked the relationship between the Science of Reading and ELs

Elevando las Expectativas: Proporcionándole a cada estudiante un camino hacia el multilingüismo (Spanish webinar)

“Raise the Bar: Lead the World” is the U.S.

Unlocking Potential: Nurturing reading skills and biliteracy in English Learners (GO Public Schools)

Best practices for supporting English Learners with developing as readers and writers

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?