What teachers and administrators need to know to best serve Multilingual Learners

Below you will find answers to key questions along with strategies gleaned from the latest research on Multilingual Learner (ML) children. Each question area includes both research support for why it is important and specific evidence-based strategies. Many of the research studies underlying these practices integrate several strategies over an extended period. This means that determining the impact of a single strategy implemented is not possible. Therefore, individual strategies across the different instructional topics are interconnected, and we must implement them together, in a purposeful and connected manner. Always bear in mind, of course, your classroom or school’s language model when implementing the strategies and adapt accordingly. 

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We recommend reading through the Starter Guide section before exploring the Instructional Strategies. Individual strategies across the different instructional topics are interconnected and should be implemented together, in a purposeful and connected manner throughout instruction, and not in isolation. Make sure to also consider your classroom or school’s language model when implementing the strategies and adapt accordingly.

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Instructional Strategies - Starter Guide - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
 
Dual Language Learners Family Engagement - Multilingual Learners Toolkit
1) Family Engagement
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Social and Emotional Health - Strategies and Resources - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
2) Social-emotional Health and Development
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Classroom Environment - Strategies and Resources - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
3) Classroom Environment
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Oral Language Development - Strategies and Resources - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
4) Oral Language Development
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Bilingual Literacy Development - Strategies and Resouces - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
5) Literacy Development
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Bilingual Classroom - Strategies and Resorucest - Multilingual Learners Toolkit
6) Bilingual Classrooms
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Bilingual Home Language Development - Strategies and Resources - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
7) Home Language Development
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Strategies and Resources - Bilingual Other Strategies - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
8) Additional ELD Strategies
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Dual Language Content Learning - Multilingual Learning Toolkit
9) Content Learning
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Assesment - Multilingual Learners Toolkit
10) Assessment
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Building Educators - Classroom Environment - Multilingual Learners Toolkit
11) Building Educators’ Capacity
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You can search across all strategies by keyword on our Research Search page. Give it a try!

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