Topic: English Learners (ELs)
Resources

Reading Rockets Summer Reading
Reading Rockets summer reading materials give parents, teachers, and district leaders many ideas to keep students reading over the summer....

See, Think, Wonder
This resource, developed by Project Zero at Harvard, provides a routine to help students of any age (early childhood through Grade 12 and beyond) warm up to thinking about any topic, idea, or image. It is available in English...

CCSSO Restart and Recovery: State Leadership Guide for Engaging Stakeholders in Continuous Improvement of English Learner Programs & Services During COVID-19 & Beyond
This guide provides equity-focused resources for state education agency (SEA) leaders to use when engaging state and local stakeholders in continuous-improvement processes for English learner programs and services....

Toward Comprehensive Effective Literacy Policy and Instruction for English Learner/Emergent Bilingual Students
This paper discusses the failure of past one-size-fits-all reading and literacy approaches for ELs/EBs and offers recommendations to improve instruction....

Culturally Responsive Practices to Support American Indian English Learners’ Success
This IES infographic includes an overview of the components of promising culturally responsive practices that provide support for American Indian English learners. It links recommendations to previous studies and provides additional resources....

Identifying English Learners with Disabilities
This IES infographic provides essential points for consideration in identifying appropriate support for English learner students who may also be struggling with learning disabilities. In addition to evidence-based recommendations, the overview includes links to a variety of tools and...

Diversifying The Teacher Workforce: Research and Strategies
This IES infographic summarizes several research findings related to diversity in the teacher workforce. It also includes recommendations for promising strategies related to recruiting and retaining a more diverse pool of classroom teachers....

Meeting the Needs of English Learners With and Without Disabilities: Brief 2 Evidence-Based Tier 2 Intervention Practices for English Learners
This brief describes evidence-based interventions that support the academic literacy and language needs of English learners in Grades 3-5. The brief focuses on Tier 2 instruction, data analysis, and identification of students who need Tier 2 instruction....

Meeting the Needs of English Learners With and Without Disabilities: Brief 1 Multitiered Instructional Systems for ELs
This introductory brief describes issues to consider when implementing a multi-tiered instructional system designed for English learners with and without disabilities....

Reading Across the Content Areas: An Overview
This infographic provides an overview of general strategies to support learners in reading across the content areas and highlights data specific to the Pacific Islands region. It also includes tips for working with English learner students and students with...