English Learner Tool Kit for Administrators and Research

English Learner Tool Kit

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint guidance on January 7, 2015, reminding states, school districts, and schools of their obligations under federal law to ensure that English Learners (ELs) have equal access to high-quality education and the opportunity to achieve their full academic potential. In this context, the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) at the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is pleased to provide the English Learner (EL) Tool Kit, a companion to the OCR’s and DOJ’s “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL). The tool kit is designed to help state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) in meeting their legal obligations to ELs and in providing all ELs with the support needed to attain English language proficiency while meeting college- and career-readiness standards. The EL Tool Kit is intended primarily for state, district, and school administrators, as well as teachers, but may also inform other stakeholders concerned with the education of ELs (U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition. (2016). English Learner Tool Kit (Rev. ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

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Author: Sally Camacho

Dear Colleague Letter: English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents

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This letter provides policy guidance that has been issued to provide recipients with information to assist them in meeting their obligations and to provide members of the public with information about their rights under the civil rights laws and implementing regulations that the Departments enforces.

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Authors: U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice

I HAVE A QUESTION... What Parents and Caregivers Can Ask and Do to Help Children Thrive at School: A Parent Checklist

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This checklist may assist you in bridging your child’s transition from home to school and give your child the best chance at success in learning and life. While your child’s education begins at home, this tool provides you with a set of questions to ask and important issues to consider when approaching your child’s teachers, principals, and counselors about their development. It can be hard to know how to support your child’s learning as a parent or caregiver, but asking your child’s educators the right questions is a good place to start.

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Authors: America Achieves, Department of Education, National Council of La Raza, National PTA, UNCF

Preparing to Serve English Language Learner Students: School Districts with Emerging English Language Learner Communities

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This report aims to help school districts deal with the challenges of newly enrolling or rapidly increasing English language learner students by offering background information and sharing the experiences of districts that have addressed similar challenges in providing services and infrastructure to support the success of English language learner students.

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Authors: Annette M, Zehler The Center For Applied Linguistics Carolyn Adger The Center For Applied Linguistics Cate Coburn The Center For Applied Linguistics Igone Arteagoitia The Center For Applied Linguistics Krystal Williams The Cna Corporation Louis Jacobson The Cna Corporation

ELL Family Outreach

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This website provides resources that provide the first steps in building a partnership with English language learners (ELLs) families. This is to make sure that they feel welcome at their child's school. This resource section includes ideas that all members of the school community can try!

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Author: Lydia Breiseth

LEP.gov (Limited English Proficiency)

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This website provides interpretation resources included below that are not necessarily endorsed by the U.S. Department of Justice or the Federal Interagency Working Group on LEP. Still, they are suggested for supporting English learner families. Here you will find videos, Federal resources, and other resources that will guide you in seeking interpretation services.

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Author: U.S. Department of Justice. (2014). Limited English proficiency (LEP): A federal interagency website.

Supporting English Language Learners

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The Supporting English Language Learners guidance document provides a high-level overview of our system for supports for English language learners, including cultural and linguistic supports. Includes details on our use of the California English Language Development standards (ELD), and details about "language dives" and "conversation cues."

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Author: EL Education

Using Artificial Intelligence to Support Emergent Bilingual Students in the Classroom

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According to Maya Goodall, artificial intelligence (AI) can promote equity for emergent bilingual students in two ways: 1) by creating powerful, individualized learning pathways and 2) by quickly producing data that has historically been absent or extremely delayed. AI can create personalized learning for each student based on their current language level and deliver on-time data that educators can use to make informed instructional decisions.

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Author: Maya Valencia Goodall