SEAL Resources
Dive into our curated collection of resources—from research to hands-on practices to engaging educational videos—brought to you by SEAL’s experts. Uncover innovative strategies and insights for how to support Multilingual Learners, and all students, in the classroom.

Creating Elementary Classrooms Where Multilingual Learners With Disabilities Thrive
SEAL’s practical, research-informed guide offers educators and school leaders strategies to strengthen instruction and support for multilingual learners with disabilities.

SEAL's 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices
Our 11 High-Leverage Pedagogical Practices equip educators to create rigorous, joyful, and language-rich classrooms where every student succeeds. By integrating students’ linguistic and cultural assets, SEAL fosters a learning environment that values home languages and empowers diverse learners to reach their full potential.

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.

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.
SEAL Videos
Bilingualism: An Educators’ Perspective
Benfits of bilingual/dual language education through perspective of educators. (Spanish captions)
Complex Oral Language
SEAL strategies to develop & produce rich, complex & beautiful language, in home language & English.
Bilingualism: Through the Eyes of a Student
Benefits of bilingual & dual language education through the eyes of students. (Spanish subtitles)
Comprehensive Change Model
Four components of SEAL as a Comprehensive Change Model as it relates to the California EL Roadmap.
Bilingual/Dual Language Education - Families
Benefits and research behind bilingual and dual language education (Spanish with English subtitles)
Bilingual Writing: Assessment and Instruction 3rd grade
Depicts what Dual Language teachers need to consider as they analyze/assess student writing holistically
SEAL Partner Resources
Access resources from SEAL partners to support your students in the classroom and at home.

A Facilitator's Guide to UDL Journey Mapping
SEAL partnered with CAST to help develop this facilitator’s guide, contributing expertise in multilingual learner education, equity-centered instructional design, and implementation. CAST recognizes SEAL’s extensive contributions as instrumental in shaping this resource.

P-3 Guide to Supporting Multilingual Learners, A Preschool Through 3rd Grade Toolkit
New America’s national brief highlights three research-backed strategies for transforming districts to better support English Learners, featuring SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Language) as a leading model for scalable, language-rich, and equitable multilingual education.

Three Ways Districts Can Better Support English Learners
New America’s national brief highlights three research-backed strategies for transforming districts to better support English Learners, featuring SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Language) as a leading model for scalable, language-rich, and equitable multilingual education.
English Learner Success Forum: Curriculum Adoption Toolkits
English Learner Success Forum Curriculum Adoption Toolkits are designed to help education leaders—district administrators, curriculum committees, and school boards—select and implement high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) that are inclusive and linguistically responsive. This step-by-step resource ensures multilingual learners are considered at every stage of the adoption process.