"Multilingualism is an asset that educators should honor, integrate, and celebrate in the classroom." -Sarah Ottow
There are multiple benefits to being multilingual, multiliterate, and multicultural in today’s global society.
Media source: Office of English Language Acquisition
Summaries of pivotal rulings in EL services.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools.
This resources details the obligations of schools to their EL students and LEP parents.
Media source: U.S. Department of Education
Various resources from the Arkansas Department of Education.
Media source: Arkansas Department of Education
This toolkit from the Office of English Language Acquisition is Federal guidance for EL services.
Media source: U.S. Department of Education
From Kenji Hakuta comes a 13 minute video chronicling the history of EL services from the Civil Rights Movement to the new standards which require all teachers to ensure access while advancing ELs.
Media source: Vimeo
Arkansas Department of Education resource to support teachers and administrators when evaluating the instruction of teachers with English learners.
Media source: Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas Department of Education's procedures for the entry and exit of English learners.
Media source: Arkansas Department of Education
Resource can be used to determine when an English Learner is on track to proficiency.
Media source: collection of resources compiled by Springdale Public Schools. Links embedded.
This resources is an ongoing collection of research guiding secondary ESL services.
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Guidance from Arkansas Department of Education, (2019) on how best to support English learners with disabilities.
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