The federal definition of an English Learner, the difference between EL, ELL, and ESL, how students are classified, and what the classification actually commits a district to.
More than 5.3 million English Learners are enrolled in U.S. public schools. This guide covers identification, assessment, funding, instructional programs, and the biggest gap in EL instruction, written for the administrators who run these programs.
How small group instruction works for English Learners, its benefits and drawbacks, four steps to start, and why it still cannot close the speaking gap.
A district guide to technology for ELL students: the categories that matter, how to evaluate tools, how to fund them, and the one capability that moves outcomes.
English Learners need far more speaking time than school provides. Why student talk time drives acquisition, the math behind the gap, and how to close it.
