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Reaping the Rewards of Reading for Understanding Initiative
This National Academy of Education (NAEd) report synthesizes findings from scholarship conducted over the past decade as part of a large-scale federal investment by the U.S. Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to improve reading comprehension of U.S. students, Reading for Understanding Initiative.
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Linking, Describing, and Critiquing in Secondary Mathematics: Supporting English Learners’ Oral Language Development
In this archived webinar, learn how to design content-specific learning experiences that promote oral language development in distance learning environments.
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Adoption of, Enrollment in, and Teacher Workload for the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum in California High Schools
School systems throughout the country are developing new courses and supports to prepare students to succeed in college. One example is the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum.
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Language & Literacy Development in PreK-1st Grade: Words and More
December 9. This 90-minute webinar will address how teachers can build language- and vocabulary-rich classroom environments to support the language development of young students, with an emphasis on supporting students who are dual language learners.
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The Formative Writing Framework: Advancing Balanced Literacy Through Engagement and Empowerment
Join this webinar to hear how Cascade Union Elementary School District is using the Writing Framework approach to enhance student writing and discourse.
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Scaffolding Emergent Reading, Oral Language, and Writing for Dual Language Learners/English Learners
This archived webinar provides practical, evidence-based resources for teachers to promote language and literacy learning for young Dual Language Learners (DLLs)/English learners (ELs) in the early years of schooling.
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What California Educators Are Saying about School Leadership
This brief summarizes recent survey results from California educators related to school site leadership, covering how principals spend their time, teacher leadership, and teachers' views of their principals.
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Comparing Attitudes and Practices Among Educators Serving Large Proportions of English Learners in California and Three Other States
This brief contrasts the perceptions of California educators who serve a relatively high proportion of English learner (EL) students (i.e., over 25 percent of students) with the perceptions of educators who are serving a relatively high proportion of EL students in three comparison states.
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What California Educators Are Saying about Data Use and Continuous Improvement
For several years, WestEd’s Measure to Learn and Improve (MLI) project team has kept state policy leaders informed about statewide implementation of the California Academic Standards in English language arts and mathematics, by summarizing and disseminating survey results from the RAND Corporation’s annual American Educator Panel surveys of teachers and principals. This brief summarizes recent results related to peer collaboration and data use.
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Comparing Attitudes and Practices Among California Educators Serving Different Proportions of English Learners
This brief summarizes similarities and differences in the perceptions of California educators serving differing proportions of English learner students.
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What California Educators Are Saying about their Professional Learning and Materials Needs
This brief summarizes recent survey results related to educators' reported needs for high-quality instructional materials and professional learning.
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College-Ready in the California State University System: Campus Experiences Implementing EO 1110
This report is the first in a series examining how campuses in the California State University (CSU) system are implementing Executive Order 1110.
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Transforming Instruction with a Focus on Academic Literacy: View from the State Level and the School Level
This webinar will describe a case of leadership and support at the state level for instructional transformation based in an evidence-based program for building middle and high school students' academic engagement and achievement.
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College-Ready English Learners: New High School English & English Language Development Curriculum Promotes Equity
Learn about the California State University's new Expository Reading and Writing Course curriculum, including how the materials are enhanced for the teaching and learning of English language learners.
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Media Literacy Across the Standards, Part One: KQED Learn
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