Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent ELLs (Research from CREATE)

Presenters

Deborah Short (Primary)

Senior Research Associate
Center for Applied Linguistics

Description

In this interactive online presentation, participants will explore research on adolescent English language learners (ELLs) and examine the findings and policy recommendations from a recent report, Double the Work. The study’s co-author, Deborah Short, Senior Research Associate at the Center for Applied Linguistics, will discuss the development of academic literacy for second language learners, identify the backgrounds of adolescent ELLs in U.S. schools, and compare model programs for these students with current practices. Specific instructional strategies that promote academic literacy for language and content classrooms will also be described.

This presentation is co-sponsored by SchoolsMovingUp and CREATE (Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners). Visit the CREATE web site for rich resources including instructions on how to join the CREATE's listserv and how to receive CREATE’s newsletter.

Further information can also be found at the University of Houston’s website.

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