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.

SEAL Resources

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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

SEAL Videos

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Why some bilingual learners are outperforming native speakers

GMA explores why some ELs are outperforming students whose first language is English.

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The SEAL Model

Transfer & Designated ELD in a Spanish bilingual Classroom

Transfer lesson/Designated ELD connected to science content in a 2nd grade Spanish bilingual class.

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Bilingual/Dual Language
Supporting Dual Language Practices

Sentence Patterning Chart | SEAL Strategies

Building complex sentences/understanding structure of language in a Kindergarten bilingual class.

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Supporting Dual Language Practices
Bilingual/Dual Language

TheDictado - Bilingual 2nd Grade Classroom

Foundational skills in Spanish/English with Literacy Squared experts Dr. Escamilla/Dr. Hopewell.

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Supporting Dual Language Practices
Bilingual/Dual Language

Super Duper Sentence Builder

“Super Duper Sentence Builder” SEAL strategy in a preschool classroom.

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Embracing Early Education

SEAL Pedagogy Across Preschool through 5th Grade

Alignment of pedagogy & principles from preschool-5th grade to deepen understanding of SEAL model.

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The SEAL Model

SEAL Partner Resources

Access resources from SEAL partners to support your students in the classroom and at home. 

DLL Identification Guide: For CSPP Providers

Dual Language Learners (DLLs) are children whose first language is a language other than English or children who are developing two or more languages, one of which may be English.

Bridging California’s Bilingual Teacher Gap in Early Childhood Education

Inaugural policy brief — a thorough examination of the shortage of bilingual early childhood educators in California.

Navigating the Past to Shape the Future of English Learner Education

The education of immigrant and English Learner (EL) students in our nation has been indelibly shaped at the intersection of struggles

Resource Guide for Multilingual Learners

Policy Brief: Understanding Educators’ Experiences Teaching Multilingual Learners