Lau Resource Center for English Learners

Ohio’s strategic plan for education, Each Child, Our Future, considers students who are English learners from a whole child perspective. Ohio’s Whole Child framework recognizes the linguistic, intellectual and social development necessary for students to fully engage in learning and school.

Equity and access to learning

To support students and families who are English learners, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifies schools’ obligations to ensure access and engagement in high-quality academic learning activities that include early learning, K-12 and career-technical education programs.

• Dear Colleague Letter: U.S. Departments of Justice and Education
• High School Courses for Credit for Students who are English Learners
• Equity by Design: Disability and English Learners
• Qualification for Teachers of English Learners
• Perspectives on English Language Learning: Aída Walqui in Conversation with Leading Scholars
• Equity for English Language Learners
• Local Equity Plan
• Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA)

Lau plan for english learners  

Schools and districts are eligible to receive  Title III subgrants to supplement and improve the English language proficiency and academic achievement of English learners.

• English Learners and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Non-Regulatory Guidance
• Ohio English Language Proficiency Standards Page
• Ohio Support Guide for Teachers of English Learners
• School Administrators Serving English Learners
• English Learner Tool Kit
• Newcomer Tool Kit
• Research and Select Evidence-Based Strategies for English Learners
• Evidence-Based Interventions, What Works Clearinghouse (search "English Learners")
• Identifying English Learners

Family Engagement and Community Partnerships

Family and community engagement is critical for student academic success and well-being. School districts with effective family engagement practices take proactive steps to develop trust and communication with parents of students who are English learners.

• Ohio Seal of Biliteracy
• Ohio Literacy Family and Community Support Toolbox
• Family Notification of English Learner Identification in English and Spanish
• Translated Reports of Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment Results

PROFESSIONAL lEARNING

Online, hybrid, and face to face professional learning organizations and activities related to Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

• Educational Service Center of Central Ohio
• Hamilton County Educational Service Center
• Stark County Educational Service Center
• Northeast Ohio Educators of English Learners
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
• Ohio TESOL
• TESOL International
• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
• SupportEd
• Professional Learning for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Last Modified: 8/12/2021 10:13:15 AM

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