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Research
Explore our published insights designed to help advance the field’s understanding of what works for English Learners, Dual Language Learners, and Multilingual Learners.
Building the Supply of Bilingual Teachers in California
Evidence From State Investment Shows Districts Should Look Closer to Home for Bilingual Teacher Candidates
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.
Latest Presentations
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CABE 2025 El poder de contar historias: Herramientas para promover el bilingüismo en casa
Este taller le proveyó herramientas y estrategias sobre cómo promover el bilingüismo en casa usando las mejores prácticas basadas en la investigación del modelo SEAL.
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CABE 2025 Cross-Linguistic Connections in Multilingual Programs
This workshop explored how to develop students’ metalinguistic awareness through cross-linguistic strategies and practices.
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CABE 2025 Designated and Integrated ELD: Using Language Functions as a Bridge
We explored SEAL’s model of language functions, graphic organizers, differentiated sentence frames, and transfer lessons while developing a deep understanding of how to bridge what their students are learning in Spanish into content-based Designated ELD.
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CABE 2025 Designated ELD that Targets Your Students Needs
Our team shared a formative assessment technique, Oral Language Analysis (OLA), used in the SEAL model to help successfully plan and implement responsive DELD lessons.
Equitable Literacy Instruction: Ensuring the Science of Reading Works for All Children
Missed the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Webinar on Equity in the Science of Reading? Watch the Recording!
High Quality DLI: Pedagogy, Curriculum, Instruction Webinar Recording
In this webinar, SEAL Associate Director Heather Skibbins joined University of Missouri and Biltmore Preparatory Academy on best practices for dual language programs, from infants to early elementary students. They discussed how to adapt curricula, pedagogy, and instruction for dual language programs, and how to ensure that all instruction and curricula are culturally and linguistically responsive.