English Language Learners Services
ELL Challenges. Opportunities for Success.
English language learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing school-age subpopulation in the country with the highest dropout rate and lowest graduation rate of all subgroups. These students must meet the same rigorous content standards as their English-speaking classmates, with the added challenge of learning a new language. While 40 percent of teachers have taught ELL students, fewer than 13 percent of those teachers have received any formal ELL training. Addressing these challenges effectively allows school districts to make significant gains among the subpopulation most drastically affecting annual yearly progress (AYP).
Developed with Dr. Kenji Hakuta, Dr. Guadalupe Valdes, and other researchers at Stanford University, best-practice videos are a key component of our program. They provide a vision of effective strategies for instructing English language learners, help develop a common language, enhance coaching skills, and identify ELL-specific look fors to improve teacher effectiveness.
| English Language Learner Services |
| Programs of Study |
Audience |
Grades
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- Supporting English Language Learners: Building Literacy Skill in High School
This program of study is designed to
prepare instructional leaders to address the professional learning needs of secondary school teachers in the area of
English language development. The professional development program integrates a research-based professional
learning methodology with a suite of online and text-based learning resources that both inform and focus the
professional learning to realize the identified outcomes for instructional leaders and teachers of secondary school ELLs.
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Administrators
Teachers |
9-12 |
- The Supporting English Language Learners: Strategies for Middle Schools
This program of study is designed to prepare
instructional leaders to address the professional learning needs of teachers they support, improving student achievement
through improved teaching practice with ELL students. It is a nine-session program of study that includes face-to-face professional
learning, classroom application of learned strategies, online reflection and discussion, and extension of learning through
further readings and online discussions. Through their study and application of research-based classroom strategies,
participants in this professional studies program will learn how to support the English language development and
content acquisition of middle school students who are English language learners while understanding and learning to
address the unique challenges faced by adolescent ELL students.
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Administrators
Teachers |
6-8 |
| Institutes |
Audience |
Grades |
- Supporting ELL for Leaders
Addressing the special challenges faced by instructional leaders responsible for closing the achievement gap of ELL students, this online resource includes a comprehensive look at characteristics of ELL students, current theories of instruction, laws affecting ELLs, different types of programs, and strategies for meeting content and language objectives.
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Administrators |
K-12 |
| Online Resources Licensing |
Audience |
Grades |
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Administrators
Teachers |
K-12 |
