Empowering Dual Language and Multilingual Learners Through Rigorous,
Joyful
Learning

SEAL provides educators and schools with research- and evidence-based tools that help Dual Language and Multilingual Learners succeed, igniting a lifelong joy for learning in the process.

About SEAL

SEAL is a nonprofit with a powerful research- and evidence-based approach to advancing the educational outcomes of multilingual learners. For more than 15 years, we've work across the state of California, partnering with preschools and elementary schools, districts, county offices and other educational stakeholders to ensure all English Learners and Dual Language Learners learn, thrive and lead.

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Preschool and Elementary Sites
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California Educators Trained
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Upcoming Events

Join us for our upcoming events, in-person and online, and share in all the knowledge, networks, and resources SEAL has to offer.

December 5, 2024

Briefing: Progress and Status of California's English Learners

SEAL's Executive Director Anya Hurwitz, Ph.D., will join Learning Policy Institute, California State Board of Education, Californians Together, California Department of Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education for a briefing hosted by the Learning Policy Institute on supporting California’s long-term English Learners through the new state dashboard. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about the implications of recent policies and of the emerging focus on LTELs

Our Resources

Looking for more ways to engage your students and create a joyful learning environment? We’ve curated the best resources—from SEAL-approved tools for Dual Language and Multilingual Learners to videos that bring you directly into our classrooms —to give your students the opportunity to learn, thrive, and lead.

Effective ELD in California's Dual Language Programs

Centering English Learner/ Emergent Bilingual Students in Literacy Research and Instruction

There is a considerable amount of attention currently on the science of reading, with many states rushing to adopt policies that are purportedly aligned with it.

A P-3 Framework: Centering English Learners

This framework is authored by Dr. Laurie Olsen, provides a vision of an inclusive, equitable P–3 system that draws on EL expertise to create an aligned schooling system responsive to English Learners from early education through the elementary grades.

Building the Supply of Bilingual Teachers in California

Evidence From State Investment Shows Districts Should Look Closer to Home for Bilingual Teacher Candidates