Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades: A Practice Guide

The Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education publishes a series of Practice Guides that help practitioners deepen their understanding of the highest quality research related to the topic. This Practice Guide, authored by a panel of nationally recognized experts, outlines five research-based recommendations for educators who provide literacy instruction for English language learners in the elementary grades.

View the Doing What Works website to learn more about what works for ELLs, to see how the research is applied in schools and classrooms, and to access tools that will help you implement the Practice Guide recommendations in your charter school.