Effective Practices for English Language Learners: Principals from Five States Speak

This document addresses questions about how best to assist students who face the significant dual challenge of acquiring the content knowledge necessary for academic success and simultaneously developing their English language competency. Looking at key practices in schools with high populations of non-native speakers of English that have achieved exemplary academic success in their second, acquired language, this document details findings from 49 school principals on nine factors, including school and student characteristics, instructional supports and strategies for ELLs, and barriers to effective instruction for ELLs.

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• English Language Learning
• Special Populations
• Research: Meta-analyses and Summaries
• Examples from the Field

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