What is an EL?
EL stands for English Learner. ML stands for Multilingual student : A student who is still not fluent in English because of one or more of the following reasons:
He/she speaks another language at home.
He/she comes from a country where they speak a different language.
He/she had not been exposed enough time to the English language before entering school.
There is a literacy gap due to a lack of exposure to English.