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Institutes on Teaching Reading to English Language Learners

CAL is offering Institutes in 2010 featuring What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English?

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Teacher Tools
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Resource Corner

CAL Digests
Browse of our collection of free downloadable digests including

Integrated Content and Language Instruction NEW

Singable Books: Sing and Read Your Way to English Proficiency NEW

Professional Development for Teachers in Culturally Diverse Schools

Programs That Prepare Teachers to Work Effectively with Students Learning English

  

English Language Learners

Teacher Education

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, nearly one person in five (or 47 million U.S. residents age 5 and older) spoke a language other than English at home in 2000. The continued growth in the United States of speakers of languages other than English is reflected in the rapidly increasing number of students in U.S. schools for whom English is a second language.

Teachers face a growing challenge in serving this expanding student population. CAL is committed to providing research-based practical resources to help teachers and program administrators meet this challenge and enhance their effectiveness. We offer publications, professional development services, and curriculum materials related to English as a second language (ESL), foreign language, and dual language education in a variety of educational settings:

  • PreKindergarten–Grade 12 education

  • Universities and community colleges

  • Adult education

  • Workplace programs

Projects

The Center for Applied Linguistics is involved in a variety of projects related to language and cultural education issues. Read more.

Publications and Resources

Learn more about our publications and resources for teacher education.

CAL is offering additional Institutes in 2009 and 2010 featuring What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? Learn more.

 

Quality Counts Cover ImageQuality Counts 2009: Portrait of a Population
How English-Language Learners Are Putting Schools to the Test
CAL worked with Education Week to create a downloadable PDF of selected articles from the recent Quality Counts 2009, the latest in a series of annual report cards tracking state education policies and outcomes.

This PDF features three articles from the report that reference CAL's work on the education of English language learners. Learn more.