English-Language Learners

The latest news about English-language learners, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

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Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge

The difficulty of disentangling disabilities and language problems has spurred a new federal study that will explore how districts identify English-learners for special education. (August 28, 2012)

Spotlight on ELL Assessment & Teaching

Teaching English-language learners is a complex endeavor and a reality that more and more schools are facing, which is a focus of this Spotlight.

Spotlight on ELLs in the Classroom

This Spotlight focuses on ways to meet English-Language Learners’ needs, including teacher professional development, early detection of dropouts, and what the new common-core standards mean for ELL students.

Issue Backgrounder

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• English-language learners

Learning the Language Blog

05/22 10:12 am | Transparency Watch: Federal ELL Clearinghouse Remains in Limbo | The U.S. Department of Education is reviewing, for a second time, whether it followed federal contracting rules in a competition for a $1.5 million contract to manage the ...

On-Demand Webinar

Improving Literacy for English-Language Learners
Our guests discussed the research on the most effective approaches to improving literacy for ELLs and how school districts can implement common core for such students.

Chat Transcript

Supporting English-Language Learners With Technology
Our guests in this online chat discuss the technology tools designed to support English-language learners in school, as well as the resources available for teachers.

Special Collections

Quality Counts 2009
This report looks at how the sweeping shift in demographic patterns has strained the capacity of school districts to develop and pay for instructional programs to teach children who are still learning English.

Perspectives on a Population
This exclusive 2009 report offers the most comprehensive, data-driven examination to date of ELL students and youths in the United States.

PD Sourcebook

The Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook features a directory of courses, materials, and resources for teachers on:
• English Language Learners

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Schools Falter at Keeping ELL Families in the Loop
Communicating with parents is proving to be a big challenge for districts facing immigrant influxes for the first time.
October 2, 2012 - Education Week
New Fla. Pre-K Test Draws Concerns From Educators
Early-childhood educators say the test focuses too much on academics and too little on social and emotional skills.
September 25, 2012 - Education Week
Using Games in the ELL Classroom, Part II
ELL teachers Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski offer examples of games that work well in the ELL classroom and can be adapted for all English-ability levels.
September 25, 2012 - Teacher
Using Games in the ELL Classroom, Part I
Games can help create meaningful and low-anxiety opportunities for English-language learners to develop fluency, say Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski.
September 19, 2012 - Teacher
Calif. Poised to Spotlight ELLs Stalled in Schools
A bill on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk would make California the first state to break out data on long-term English-learners.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge
The difficulty of disentangling disabilities and language problems has spurred a new federal study that will explore how districts identify English-learners for special education.
August 28, 2012 - Education Week
Leaders' Group Sharpens Focus on Latino Students
Latino school leaders make a case for stepping up attention on educational outcomes for Hispanic students.
August 21, 2012 - Education Week
Fed Agencies Spar Over NAEP for Special Populations
Officials are balking at penalizing states for excluding high percentages of those students from the exams.
August 21, 2012 - Education Week
Mass. Moves on ELL-Training for Regular Teachers
By 2016, the Bay State plans to teach tens of thousands of core-content teachers how to work with English-learners.
August 7, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
We Must Focus on Educating English-Learners
There is no silver bullet for teaching English-language learners; instead, educators must identify the best research and instructional strategies, writes Margaret L. Bonanno.
June 5, 2012 - Education Week

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