This webinar discussed how to support English learner instruction by using a REL West resource, Supporting Integrated English Learner Student Instruction: A Guide to Assess Professional Learning Needs (the EL Professional Learning Guide) based on the Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School Practice Guide from the What Works Clearinghouse. Presenters shared how to use the tools and templates found in the EL Professional Learning Guide to identify teacher professional learning needs to support evidence-based English learner instruction for elementary-grade students. Additional resources include: 1. Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide/19? This Practice Guide from the What Works Clearinghouse provides four recommendations that address what works for English learners during reading and content area instruction. 2. Supporting Integrated English Learner Student Instruction - A Guide to Assess Professional Learning Needs https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/west/Publication/100607? This Professional Learning Guide was produced by REL West and the Region 15 Comprehensive Center to help assess teacher professional learning needs to implement the research-based recommendations developed in the What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guide listed above.
