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There are numerous university-based research units, federally-funded clearinghouses, and other organizations and individuals that provide useful information on supporting second-language learners. Visit their web sites to find resources on a wide-range of topics. Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research This "organized research unit" includes researchers interested in multilingual education, English as a second language, foreign language education, multicultural education and related areas. The unit oversees a variety of programs, grants, and initiatives designed to improve second-language teaching and learning in kindergarten through 12th grade. Look for the Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Education Resources section, which includes links to more than one hundred sites and articles.
Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) All children can learn. English proficiency is a goal for all students. Bilingual proficiency is desirable for all students. Language and cultural diversity can be assets for teaching and learning. Teaching and learning must be accommodated to individuals. Risk factors can be mitigated by schools that teach the skills that schools require. Solutions to risk factors must be grounded in a valid general theory of developmental, teaching, and schooling processes.
Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services The CLAS Institute identifies, collects, reviews, catalogs, abstracts, and describes materials and practices developed for children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Visitors to the CLAS website can access numerous full-text publications and link to related sites.
Dave’s ESL Cafe "Dave" has created and maintains an extensive web site filled with resources for teachers and students. His "Idea Cookbook" offers 795 recipes for learning in 24 categories including: Discipline, Food, Games, Grammar, Ice Breakers, Internet, Listening, Pronunciation, Software, Writing, and more. Other sections of the Cafe include the "Hint-of-the-Day," Discussion Forums, and Quizzes.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Language and Linguistics (ERICCLL) One of the 16 ERIC Clearinghouses funded by the Department of Education, ERICCLL provides resources for language educators on current developments in education research, instructional methods and materials, program design and evaluation, teacher training, and assessment. The Resource Guides Online section includes links to ERIC/CLL publications, publications from other sources, Web sites, organizations of interest, and conferences. What Teachers Need to Know about Language (http://www.cal.org/ericcll/teachers/index.html) provides several useful papers: What Teachers Need to Know about Language, Lily Wong Fillmore and Catherine E. Snow (pdf). This comprehensive paper defines the knowledge-base teachers need and explains how they can apply that knowledge to support students’ language and literacy development. A Commentary on What Teachers Need to Know about Language, Sue Bredekamp (pdf). The author provides an early childhood context for the content and suggestions provided in the Fillmore and Snow paper. What Elementary Teachers Need to Know About Language, ERIC Digest. This paper summarizes the Fillmore and Snow paper, What Teachers Need to Know about Language. What Early Childhood Teachers Need to Know About Language, ERIC Digest. This paper summarizes the Bredekamp paper, A Commentary on What Teachers Need to Know about Language. Teaching Educators About Language, ERIC Digest, Nancy Clair. In response to the Fillmore and Snow paper, this digest focuses on professional development opportunities to help teachers gain the knowledge they need to support students’ language and literacy development. CAL is assisting the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) association with their project to develop and implement standards for the effective instruction of English as a second language for students in pre-K through grade 12. National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) NABE, a national membership organization, focuses on the education of language-minority students in American schools. Membership includes educators, professionals, students, and community spokespeople working together to recognize and promote bilingual education, increase the importance of language and culture, and educate language-minority parents in policy decisions. NABE publishes the Bilingual Research Journal and a newsletter, NABE News. A national conference takes place each year. People Interested in Zippy and Zany Scribbling (PIZZAZ) PIZZAZ is an online resource for teachers of English as a Second Language. The site includes creative writing and storytelling activities with reproducible handouts. There are links to other sites on second-language teaching.
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) The Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University (LAB) These three regional laboratories--SEDL, LAB, and PREL--focus their efforts on language and cultural diversity. They work together on some projects and individually on others. Each lab has developed useful resources and has staff "experts" who respond to specific concerns. SEDL is taking the lead in developing a framework for education with professional development tools for educators organized around three major areas: Using what you know about development and diversity to help culturally diverse students learn. Helping students use language as a tool for thought, communication, and learning. The role of culture, home, and community in learning. Margarita A. Rivas, a Program Associate in SEDL’s Language and Diversity Program, is a featured guest on RIF Exchange 203: Supporting Second Language Learners. A LAB project, Portraits of Success, builds a network of exemplary bilingual programs, practices, and practitioners, and a database. There are sites in Arizona, Illinois, Maine, and Massachusetts. PREL is developing a distance learning course on teaching English reading to emergent readers from other language backgrounds.
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) TESOL is a membership organization for educators and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages. Selections from TESOL’s publications are included on the web site. An ongoing TESOL project is the development of ESL Standards for students in pre-K through grade 12. The standards are available on line and through the publications department. TESOL has also developed implementation guides for three grade level clusters and a manual for trainers: Integrating the ESL Standards Into
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