Related Resources

Connecticut

New (January 7, 2021)

• English Learner Checklists 
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO): Restart & Recovery: Promoting Attendance for English Learners in Remote and Hybrid Learning Environments 
• Information for Parents and Families of ELs 

English Learner Data Bulletin 

Private/Non-Public Schools and English Learners

• New: Non-Regulatory Guidance: Fiscal Changes and Equitable Services Requirements under the ESEA of 1965, as Amended by the ESSA 11/21/16
• Letter regarding Local Education Agency (LEA) responsibilities, April 2012
• Sample letter to private/non-public schools, September 2012
• Title III, Part A - Equitable Services to Private School Students and Teachers, United States Department of Education, June 2009
• Title IX, Part E Uniform Provisions Subpart 1 - Private Schools, United States Department of Education, August 2005

Supporting Dual Language Learners in Early Learning Settings 

• White House press release
• Federal policy statement
• Dual Language Learners Toolkit
• Meeting the Needs of Dual Language Learners

Handbooks and Resources

• Demographic Trends of Connecticut’s English Learners (SY 2015-16 to 2019-20)

• A Closer Look at Connecticut’s High School English Learners (SY 2018-19)

• New: The Coaching and Self-Reflection Tool for Competency in Teaching English Learners - Aligned to the Connecticut Common Core of Teaching Rubric for Effective Teaching 2016 
• Scientific Research-Based Interventions for English Language Learners: A Handbook to Accompany Connecticut's Framework for RTI
• English Learners and Special Education: A Resource Handbook 2011
• Guidelines for Implementing Language Transition Support Services (LTSS) - 2002
• New: English Learners: General Information Slides Notes
• New: Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood Settings Slides Notes Handout
• EL Strategies Desk Cards (Tip Sheets for ALL Classroom Teachers)

Families and Educators

• Chapter 10: Ensuring Meaningful Communication with Limited English Proficient Parents
  The English Learner Tool Kit helps state and local education agencies help English Learners by fulfilling legal obligations under civil rights laws.
• Connecticut English Language Proficiency (CELP) Standards Information for Parents, Families and Community Members
  Provides information about the CELP standards and what they mean for students.
• English Learners Brochure [Arabic] [Mandarin Chinese] [English] [Haitian Creole] [Polish] [Portuguese] [Spanish]
  Provides families with information about identification, eligibility, programing and parent participation.
• English Learners and State Assessments Brochure [Arabic] [Mandarin Chinese] [English] [Haitian Creole] [Polish] [Portuguese] [Spanish]
  Provides information about supports available specifically for ELs on Connecticut state assessments.
• 4 Ways to Support your English Learner at Home Bookmark [Arabic] [Mandarin Chinese] [English] [Haitian Creole] [Polish] [Portuguese] [Spanish]
• Connecticut Family Guide to Supporting English Learners [English] [Spanish]
  This guide provides families with information to support their children as they learn English, answers to frequently asked questions, web resources, and English language development Web sites.

Professional Organizations

• CAPELL
• ConnTESOL
• National Association for Bilingual Education
• TESOL International

United States Department of Education

• New: U.S. Department of Education English Learner Resources
  • New: U.S. DOE Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 9/23/16
  • New: Addendum to the September 23, 2016 Non-Regulatory Guidance: English Learners and Title III of the ESEA 1/2/19
• Dear Colleague Letter: Student Enrollment Practices (5/8/14)
• Dear Colleague Letter: OCR/DOJ Letter on Common Civil Rights Issues Pertaining to ELs, Dually Identified Students and Communicating with Parents (1/7/15)
  
  • USED DOJ OCR webinar series on ELs
• Office of English Language Acquisition Homepage
• English Learner Toolkit

Other

• CCSSO English Learners with Disabilities Guide (11/17)
• Education Commission of the States 
• Identifying and Supporting English Learner Students with Learning Disabilities: Key Issues in the Literature and State Practice
• Institute of Education Sciences Regional Education Laboratories (REL)
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
• REL-NEI ELL Alliance
• REL Northeast and Islands
• REL northwest for EL articles and research studies
• Time to Reclassification: How Long Does It Take English Language Learners in the Washington Road Map School Districts To Develop English Proficiency?
• Understanding Language Initiative