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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SEAL 2024 Annual Report

SEAL’s 2024 Annual Report highlights a year of growth, impact, and advocacy for multilingual learners. Explore stories, data, and milestones that showcase how we’re advancing educational equity and building a brighter future for all students.

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Effective ELD in California's Dual Language Programs

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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.

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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.

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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.