 CAL's SIOP Professional Development Services
CAL offers a variety of professional development services and resources based on our work with the SIOP Model. Learn more.
 Introducing the CAELA Network
The new CAELA Network Web site is a portal to
information focusing on effective professional
development for educators working with adult
English language learners. Learn more.
 CAL Conducts New Research on Newcomer Programs
We are currently updating our contact list in preparation for conducting a newcomer research survey in spring/summer 2008. The results of this survey will be used to update CAL's Newcomer Database. Learn more.
 What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English?
Learn more about our newest professional development services utilizing the revised materials for What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English?
Register now for our Training of Trainers Institute this July.
 Great Lakes East Comprehensive Assistance Center
Learn more about our work with the Center and view a focused page on resources available for English language learners.
 Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners
Learn more about this accessible summary of the full report from the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth.
 An Insider's Guide to SIOP Coaching
This new resource is designed for teacher educators, staff developers, and others who know the SIOP Model and are helping teachers implement it in their lessons. Learn more.
 Realizing the Vision of Two-Way Immersion: Fostering Effective Programs and Classrooms
This book draws on a decade of research to examine the role of program and classroom cultures in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy in two-way immersion students. Learn more.
New CAL Digest
Effects of Instructional Hours and Intensity of Instruction on NRS Level Gain in Listening and Speaking
This digest reports on a study examining the relationship between the number of ESL instructional hours and intensity of ESL instruction with the progress of adult English language learners in listening and speaking in English, as measured by the oral proficiency assessment BEST Plus.
Click here to download a free copy.
 Refugee Families and Refugee Youth Videos Now Available
These two videos were created to help refugees and refugee providers learn about the issues faced by refugee families and refugee youth. Learn more.
 Spotlight on Languages - Russian
Read the latest in CAL's series of language spotlights in support of ACTFL's Discover Languages campaign.
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