FigStar Learning, LLC

School leaders are seeking professional learning opportunities to support early literacy for children who are English learners, who represent about 15% of kindergarten and grade 1 students in public schools in the United States today. Through a prior IES award, researchers created BELLA (Bridging English Language Learning and Academics), a professional learning program for educators of EL students. While efficacy research through a subsequent IES award demonstrated that the BELLA is effectiv...