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Building Bridges for ELLs

English language learners (ELLs) are the fastest-growing student population group in the United States. Yet most teachers are not trained to work with these learners. The December 2019/January 2020 issue of Educational Leadership® (EL®) explores strategies and school cultural shifts to improve instruction and opportunities for ELLs and make schools more intentionally supportive, enriching spaces for these students.  Read current issue

Building Bridges for ELLs - December 2019/January 2020 Educational Leadership - ASCD

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Featured Articles

Author Larry FerlazzoResearch in Action: Ramping Up Support for Long-Term ELLs
by Larry Ferlazzo
My high school piloted a set of interventions for long-term ELLs. The results were so promising, we're doing it again.

Seeing Their Strengths
by Jessica Lander
Let's ditch deficit-based thinking, and instead focus on the strengths of our immigrant students.

Supporting Latinx Families in Special Education Decisions
by L. Juliana Urtubey
When an English learner is evaluated for a disability, educators must take time to engage families in the process.

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Featured Column

Students holding flags.Tell Us About … How YOU Support ELLs

In this monthly, crowd-sourced column, EL readers reflect on how their schools welcome ELL students and their families.

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Turn and Talk

Rosie Reid, AuthorRosie Reid on the Joy of Teaching English Learners

EL interviews Rosie Reid, the 2019 California Teacher of the Year, an English and English Language Development teacher at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, California, on her advocacy for both English learners and equity in education.

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Interviews and Classroom Practices

EL Podcast

Why We Often Miss the Amazing Strengths of Immigrant Students

Anthony Rebora with Jessica Lander

Jessica Lander is a teacher, writer, and journalist living in Massachusetts. She is an avid explorer and lover of stories. She is a writer living in Cambridge MA. She teaches English language learners as a social studies teacher at Lowell High School in Lowell MA. Over the past eight years, she has taught students in middle school, high school and university in the United States, Thailand and Cambodia. She is specifically deeply committed to supporting immigrant students, teaching history, and civics. She is an author of Driving Backwards, an award-winning nonfiction portrait of a small town in New Hampshire and co-authored Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher's Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success.

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