Preschool assessments that recognize the languages & cultures that are part of the skills of young #DualLanguageLearners can help plan educational instruction

Our issue brief examines implications for U.S. classrooms – and the families & DLLs: bit.ly/preschool-DLL

Parents of dual language learners (DLLs) have LOTS to say about the positive impact dual-language preschool programs have had on their children! #DualLanguageLearners #DLL #ECE #UPK #EarlyChildhoodEducation

In U.S. preschool classrooms, 3 gaps shape how #DualLanguageLearners are assessed:

🔹Limited family engagement

🔹Too few interpreters & bilingual staff

🔹Lack of sustained professional development for educators

Our new issue brief explores solutions: bit.ly/preschool-DLL

New issue brief looks at preschool classroom assessments in the United States & how they fall short for #DualLanguageLearners, who make up about one-third of young children

The analysis maps out the critical gaps in current tools & how systems can respond

#DLL #MLL #ELL #ECEC #ECE

💡 #TitleIII funding hasn’t kept up with inflation. In 2002, support equaled $175 per student. Today, with 5.7M ELs, it’s only $156 per student—despite rising costs and growing needs.

Learn more: cep.asu.edu/resource...

#EnglishLearners #DLLs #ELs #DualLanguageLearners

More than ½ of all 7.1 million pre-school kids in the US who are #DualLanguageLearners live in:

1️⃣ California
2️⃣ Texas
3️⃣ New York
4️⃣ Florida
5️⃣ New Jersey

Check out the stats & key characteristics for #DLLs: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/data-profile-dual-language-learners

There is increasing diversity in the U.S. pre-school population.

What are the top languages spoken in the households of #DualLanguageLearners?
1️⃣ Spanish
2️⃣ Chinese
3️⃣ Arabic

Our #DLL fact sheets are full of stats: www.migrationpolicy.org/research/data-profile-dual-language-learners

A Data Profile of Young Dual Language Learners and Implications for Early Childhood Programs Dual Language Learners (DLLs)—young children with at least one parent who speaks a language other than English—make up one-third of all children ages 0–5 in the United States. This fact sheet series a...

Increasing numbers of children ages 0-5 attend pre-school programs, yet many who would benefit have reduced access to high-quality #earlychildhood programs

Our new fact sheets map key characteristics of #DualLanguageLearners

www.migrationpolicy.org/research/data-profile-dual-language-learners

Former College President Advocates Growth Model for Dual Language Student Assessment Education expert stresses the need for growth measurement over status in dual language education.

A former college president reveals how shifting to a growth model in assessments could transform the future of dual language learners in New Mexico.

Learn more here.

#NM #CitizenPortal #StudentGrowth #DualLanguageLearners #NewMexicoEducation #AssessmentReform

Join our webinar on June 18 & learn how #ECEC systems can better identify #DualLanguageLearners
#DLL
bit.ly/ececdllhls

Innovator Andrew Pan A story told with Adobe Express

Discover how innovative teacher, Andrew Pan, leveraged video to deepening learning and showcase language proficiency.
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#edubluesky #PPSLearningTech #InnovatorSpotlight #DualLanguageLearners #StudentVoice #EdTech #Innovation #LanguageAcquisition

My granddaughter playing a flower drum.

Watching Spanish for Minis with my little granddaughter is helping me learn Spanish too! It’s also giving me new insight into what my ELs go through #duallanguagelearners

Hot off the press! Co-authored "The Dimensionality of #OralLanguage in Kindergarten Spanish–English #DualLanguageLearners"