English-Language Learners

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

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—Sandy Huffaker for 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)

Spotlight on Common Core for ELLs

See how schools are making the standards accessible to ELLs and see how teachers are preparing for instruction and assessment challenges.

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.

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Learning the Language Blog

07/31 10:55 am | Watch: English-Learners and Common Core in the Classroom | The bilingual website Colorín Colorado features full lesson plans created for ELLs and videos of teachers using them in the classroom.

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 Directory

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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
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
After San Francisco International High School, Marlyn Martinez wants to study civil engineering.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week
When it comes to educating Latino students, the nation's fourth-largest school system has a long track record.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week
A cultural emphasis on loyalty to family leads some Latinas to pass on college or only pick schools close to home.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week
Lisbet Ascon came to Miami-Dade schools by way of Chile.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week
Dominican-Born Student Straddles Two Cultures
Roger Sanchez's 'Afro-Latino' heritage spurred questions from his new U.S. classmates.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week
But some K-12 schools, colleges, and nonprofits are helping Hispanic students make the leap from high school to higher education.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week
Nationally, Hispanics are less likely than some other U.S. population groups to enroll their children in preschool. Not so in Perth Amboy.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week
Language was Adiel Granados' biggest hurdle after his long journey from El Salvador to Silver Spring, Md.
June 1, 2012 - Education Week

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