SEAL Resources

Dive into our curated collection of resources—from research to hands-on practices to engaging educational videos—brought to you by SEAL’s experts. Uncover innovative strategies and insights for how to support Multilingual Learners, and all students, in the classroom.

SEAL Resources

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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

Mountain View School District Case Study

See Mountain View School District's district-wide strategy for implementing SEAL, adapting our model to suit their specific English Learner and Dual Language Learner needs and timelines.

Case Studies

SEAL Videos

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Dialogic Read Aloud

Video produced to demonstrate the “Dialogic Read Aloud” SEAL strategy in a preschool classroom.

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Embracing Early Education

Integrated and Designated ELD: 2nd Grade

Illustrates Integrated ELD and small group Designated ELD in a second grade classroom

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SEAL ELD Videos

Engaging with Text & Narrative

How to engage students with text in a preschool classroom.

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Embracing Early Education

Designated ELD with Collaborative Practice: 2nd grade

Integrated ELD and small group Designated ELD in an English-taught 2nd grade classroom.

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SEAL ELD Videos

Cross Language Connections in the Classroom

Cross language connections/metalinguistic awareness in the dual language brain in grades K–3.

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Supporting Dual Language Practices
Bilingual/Dual Language

Content Based Chants | SEAL Strategies

Building language in & through content in a 2nd grade Spanish Dual Immersion classroom.

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Supporting Dual Language Practices
Bilingual/Dual Language

SEAL Partner Resources

Access resources from SEAL partners to support your students in the classroom and at home. 

Bridging California’s Bilingual Teacher Gap in Early Childhood Education

Inaugural policy brief — a thorough examination of the shortage of bilingual early childhood educators in California.

Navigating the Past to Shape the Future of English Learner Education

The education of immigrant and English Learner (EL) students in our nation has been indelibly shaped at the intersection of struggles

Resource Guide for Multilingual Learners

Policy Brief: Understanding Educators’ Experiences Teaching Multilingual Learners

Bay Area Council Economic Institute

The Economic Benefits of Multilingual Learning

A report by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute explores multilingual learning among California’s youngest children and highlights benefits that improve educational outcomes, boost household incomes, and give California companies the edge needed to compete on the world stage.