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.

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Building the Supply of Bilingual Teachers in California

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

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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.

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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

Brief

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.

Report

Latest Presentations

Designated & Integrated ELD: Using Language Functions as a Bridge

Are you struggling to design a student-responsive Designated ELD that builds upon what students are learning in Spanish?

Strengthening Kindergarten to Improve Children’s PreK-3rd Grade Experiences (Campaign for Grade-Level Reading)

Laura Bornfreund of New America asks panelists what a well-aligned, joyful, and developmentally informed PreK through third continuum means for dual language learners.

Following the Science: Bilingualism as an Asset Supporting Early Brain Development (Campaign for Grade-Level Reading)

Recently, Early Learning Nation Magazine has highlighted bilingualism, contributing to the conversation around how we should view it.

Lessons from the Field – Kindergarten As a Sturdy Bridge: Transforming the Kindergarten Year

Laying the path for early school success requires a sturdy bridge between the early years and the early grades.

EDSOURCE Roundtable: Best Practices for Teaching English Learners How to Read

The roundtable, titled “How should we teach reading to English Learners?”

Strengthening Family Partnerships to Promote Bilingual Pride at Home and in the Classroom (La Cosecha 2023 Annual Conference)

This workshop offers effective practices and strategies to build family partnership at your sites through an assets-based approach.