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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Alignment & Articulation Tool

A tool that promotes reflection and cross-grade level discussion amongst teachers to encourage school-wide alignment and articulation.

Classroom Tools

Making Cross Language Connections

A resource for students working with multilingual children that discusses cross-language connections.

Classroom Tools

Oral Language Analysis for Designated ELD

The Oral Language Analysis strategy provides teachers an opportunity to record student learning and language production, and then analyze their language to determine a series of lessons or steppingstones to be adddressed during Designated ELD.

Classroom Tools

Promoting a Sense of Identity

Supports teachers by providing ways they can work with families to promote children's proud sense of identity, connection to home culture and heritage, plus respect for diversity.

Classroom Tools

Latest Presentations

Unlocking Potential: Nurturing reading skills and biliteracy in English Learners (GO Public Schools)

Best practices for supporting English Learners with developing as readers and writers

Effective, Integrated, and Responsive ELD for Dual Language Classrooms (La Cosecha 2023 Annual Conference)

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

Promoting Bilingual Education and Supporting English Learners (More Than A Test Podcast)

At SEAL, we work to uplift the needs of English Learners and Dual Language Learners.

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.