LITERACY FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS
The National Committee for Effective Literacy uplifts research, policies, and practices to ensure that English learners/emergent bilinguals leave school as proficient readers and writers in English — and preferably more languages — and who thrive and succeed in school and their communities.
NEW TEACHER EDUCATION DIGEST
Teacher Education for Effective Literacy Instruction for English/Emerging Bilingual Learners
By Dr. Magaly Lavadenz, Dr. Ester de Jong, and Dr. Patricia Venegas-Weber
This new digest explores what research tells us about preparing and supporting teachers to provide effective, assets-based literacy instruction for English learners and Emerging Bilinguals (EL/EBs). It highlights promising practices from teacher education programs nationwide—including case examples, field-based learning models, and bilingual instructional strategies that bridge knowledge into practice.
At a time when nearly one in four students in U.S. classrooms are emergent bilinguals, this resource underscores how teacher preparation programs can build the knowledge, skills, and mindsets needed to ensure equitable literacy outcomes for all students.
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