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.
Effective ELD in California's Dual Language Programs
SEAL Brief: Centering Multilingual Families in California Community Schools
Community schools are schools where the resources and voices of the staff, families and community are organized around supporting student success.
SEAL Brief: Promising STEM Practices for ELs/EBs
The California Department of Education will soon release a new Mathematics Framework that could significantly strengthen the pipeline of underrepresented English learners/emergent bilinguals (ELs/EBs) into STEM careers
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.
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.
SEAL Videos
Preschool Thematic Unit - Redwood City
An integrated thematic “Farm” unit implemented in a bilingual preschool classroom.
Parts I and II: A History of Bilingual Education in California
Dr. Laurie Olsen provides an overview of the history of Bilingual/English Learner education in CA.
SEAL Call to Action
Importance of dual language education in California’s new era. (Spanish subtitles)
SEAL Preschool Environment & Families
Preschool “Insects” theme integrating language development/science content in a bilingual class.
SEAL Pedagogy Across Preschool through 5th Grade
Alignment of pedagogy & principles from preschool-5th grade to deepen understanding of SEAL model.
Super Duper Sentence Builder
“Super Duper Sentence Builder” SEAL strategy in a preschool classroom.
SEAL Partner Resources
Access resources from SEAL partners to support your students in the classroom and at home.
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
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.
Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational Opportunity for California’s Long Term English Learners
Laurie Olsen, Ph.D., has worked with hundreds of teams of district and school leadership and county offices of education across California