The National Center for Research on the Educational
Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners
A research program funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

Mission

 

CREATE's focused program of research is designed to address the critical challenge of improving educational outcomes of English-language learners (ELLs) by

  • enhancing the empirical research base for readers in Grades 4–8,
  • using both narrative and expository text to develop and test effective interventions that promote content knowledge and language and literacy development,
  • investigating the features of instruction and text modifications that facilitate learning for ELLs (e.g., traditional instruction v. ESL-enhanced instruction, teacher guided instruction v. group work, traditional text v. modified text), and
  • designing, testing, and delivering professional development that ensures teachers implement effective classroom practices to help ELLs achieve high standards.