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Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education
Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education
Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education

Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education has been used for over a decade by dual language programs and educators across the United States as an effective tool for planning, self-reflection, and continual improvement. The third edition of this widely-used resource has been updated to reflect new knowledge, practices, and policies in the arena of dual language education.
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Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English
Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English
Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English

Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELs—who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schools—are struggling to meet the requirements for academic success, and their prospects for success in postsecondary education and in the workforce are jeopardized as a result.
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Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practice to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning
Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practice to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning
Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practice to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning

This resource guide, Preschool English Learners: Principles and Practices to Promote Language, Literacy, and Learning (Second Edition), provides teachers with the knowledge and tools they seek to educate preschool English learners most effectively. It was developed by a group of experts who collectively brought strong practical, academic, and research backgrounds to the topic of educating young English learners. In their work the group demonstrated its steadfast commitment to assisting such children enrolled in California’s schools and their families.
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Global California 2030 - Speak ,Learn, Lead
Global California 2030 - Speak ,Learn, Lead
Global California 2030 - Speak ,Learn, Lead

The mission of Global California 2030 is to equip students with world language skills to better appreciate and more fully engage with the rich and diverse mixture of cultures, heritages, and languages found in California and the world, while also preparing them to succeed in the global economy.
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ELPAC Task Type Information Sheet Initial Alternate and Summative Alternate
ELPAC Task Type Information Sheet Initial Alternate and Summative Alternate
ELPAC Task Type Information Sheet Initial Alternate and Summative Alternate

ELPAC Task Type Information Sheet Initial Alternate and Summative Alternate
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ELPAC Domain Information Sheets
ELPAC Domain Information Sheets
ELPAC Domain Information Sheets

ELPAC Domain Information Sheets
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ELPAC Online Practice and Training Tests
ELPAC Online Practice and Training Tests
ELPAC Online Practice and Training Tests

The following resources are available to assist you in using the ELPAC practice and training tests.
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English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)-CDE
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)-CDE
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)-CDE

CDE's Website for English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) resources
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ENGAGING TEACHERS WITH THE ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP A GUIDE FOR ADMINISTRATORS, COACHES, DISTRICT PERSONNEL
ENGAGING TEACHERS WITH THE ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP A GUIDE FOR ADMINISTRATORS, COACHES, DISTRICT PERSONNEL
ENGAGING TEACHERS WITH THE ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP A GUIDE FOR ADMINISTRATORS, COACHES, DISTRICT PERSONNEL

Toolkits are also a mechanism and means for site and district administrators to engage their teachers in understanding and implementing the EL Roadmap and to elicit teacher voices and commitment to school and district level planning for powerful English learner education.
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California's Best Practices for Young Dual Language Learners
California's Best Practices for Young Dual Language Learners
California's Best Practices for Young Dual Language Learners

California’s Best Practices for Young Dual Language Learners: Research Overview Papers, a publication we believe will provide early childhood educators with valuable information on the most current research on the development of young dual language learners. This series of research overviews spans the disciplines of neuroscience, cognitive science, developmental psychology, assessment, educational research, family engagement, and special needs.
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ELD Implementation Support Videos
ELD Implementation Support Videos
ELD Implementation Support Videos

A compilation of videos aligned with the ELA/ELD Framework.
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Improving Education for Multilingual and English Learner Students
Improving Education for Multilingual and English Learner Students
Improving Education for Multilingual and English Learner Students

This publication presents current evidence-based pedagogy and practices in the areas of developing multilingualism, early education, assets-based environments, English language development, and the creation of systems that support the implementation of these practices. Further, the publication provides a deeper dive into accessing actionable examples of how evidence based pedagogy and practices may be implemented in districts, schools, and classrooms to positively impact multilingual and English learner students.
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Supporting Content Learning in the Secondary Classroom through Literacy: Resources for Science, Mathematics, History/Social Science, ELD, and ELA
Supporting Content Learning in the Secondary Classroom through Literacy: Resources for Science, Mathematics, History/Social Science, ELD, and ELA
Supporting Content Learning in the Secondary Classroom through Literacy: Resources for Science, Mathematics, History/Social Science, ELD, and ELA

Supporting Content Learning in the Secondary Classroom through Literacy: Resources for Science, Mathematics, History/Social Science, ELD, and ELA
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ELD Video Series
ELD Video Series
ELD Video Series

The California Department of Education (CDE) developed a series of videos demonstrating integrated ELD instruction and its related designated ELD instruction during ELA, mathematics, and science. The Integrated and Designated ELD Video Series demonstrates the relationship between the California English Language Development Standards (CA ELD Standards) and the state content standards. When used in tandem, English learner students build English proficiency, refine academic use of English, and access subject area content in transitional kindergarten/kindergarten through grade twelve.
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ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart
ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart
ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart

ELA/ELD Framework Vignettes and Snapshots Chart
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Vignette Collection of the ELA/ELD Framework
Vignette Collection of the ELA/ELD Framework
Vignette Collection of the ELA/ELD Framework

Vignette Collection of the ELA/ELD Framework
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Differentiated Assistance Playlist - English Learners
Differentiated Assistance Playlist - English Learners
Differentiated Assistance Playlist - English Learners

This Differentiated Assistance playlist will provide valuable evidence based practice resources and tools to accelerate the academic achievement of English learners.
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ELA/ELD Framework
ELA/ELD Framework
ELA/ELD Framework

ELA/ELD Framework
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English Language Development (ELD) Standards
English Language Development (ELD) Standards
English Language Development (ELD) Standards

English Language Development Standards
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Expanded View of the ELA/ELD Framework Resources
Expanded View of the ELA/ELD Framework Resources
Expanded View of the ELA/ELD Framework Resources

A Collection of Resources That Support the Implementation of the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework.
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Strategies for English Language Development (ELD)
Strategies for English Language Development (ELD)
Strategies for English Language Development (ELD)

Strategies for English Language Development (ELD).
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English Learner Toolkit of Strategies, Volume 1
English Learner Toolkit of Strategies, Volume 1
English Learner Toolkit of Strategies, Volume 1

English Learner Toolkit of Strategies
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English Learner Roadmap Teacher Toolkit
English Learner Roadmap Teacher Toolkit
English Learner Roadmap Teacher Toolkit

Toolkits are designed to help teachers understand and make-meaning of the EL Roadmap policy in classroom terms.
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Overview of Multilingual Education
Overview of Multilingual Education
Overview of Multilingual Education

This website gives an overview of the Multilingual Programs available in the California School System.