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From Research to Policy: Evidence-‐Informed Opportuni<es for Advancing the Needs of Young Dual Language Learners in California
Educa<on Policy
Facilitated by the Glen Price Group (GPG) May 31, 2017
10:00 – 11:00am
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Agenda
Time Session Presenter(s) 10:00am Introduc/on and Agenda GPG
Heising-‐Simons Founda/on Sobrato Family Founda/on
10:10am Review of the Essen/al Elements of the Report
Linda Espinosa Anya Hurwitz
10:30am Incorpora/ng the Report into Advocacy Work
Vickie Ramos Harris Deborah Kong
11:00am Adjourn GPG
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Review of the Essen<al Elements of the Report
Linda Espinosa, University of Missouri, Columbia (emeritus) Anya Hurwitz, Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL)
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What does this report address? • Children and adolescents, birth to age 21 (PreK-‐Grade 12) who are
DLLs/ELs • Demographic diversity of the DLL/EL popula/on • Evolu/on of federal policies • Early language development from birth to five; development of
English language proficiency in K-‐12 • School organiza/onal and classroom factors that support
educa/onal success • Specific popula/ons: Children with disabili/es, giYed and talented,
homeless, migrant, indigenous heritage language learners • Assessment issues • Educa/onal workforce from PreK-‐Grade 12 • The Commi[ee’s recommenda/ons, including research agenda
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Child Development Research: Implica<ons for Early Care and Educa<on
(ECE) Prac<ces for DLLs
1. Birth to 5 years are cri/cal for first and second language development
2. High variability in language/literacy development of DLLs 3. Language development of DLLs looks different from EOs 4. All children have capacity and experience cultural, linguis/c,
cogni/ve, and communica/ve advantages benefits from bilingualism
5. Advantages of bilingualism are greatest when DLLs have similar levels of proficiency in L1 & L2
6. Amount and quality of language interac/ons from competent speakers related to DLLs’ language development
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Research Studies on Effec<ve Prac<ces for DLLs 0-‐5
• Birth to Three – No known studies of effec/ve program prac/ces for DLLs
– For all children, posi/ve rela/onships, responsive, enriched language interac/ons, and strong family partnerships promote healthy development
– Ideal /me to learn a second language – Most DLLs a[end informal ECE segngs where quality is lower, but providers more likely to support L1
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Research on Effec<ve Prac<ces for Preschool DLLs
• High quality ECE programs help to reduce achievement gap at K entry for DLLs
• Emergent literature on effec/ve interven/ons and specific instruc/onal prac/ces for DLLs
• Strong L1 and English skills at kindergarten entry predict best long-‐term outcomes
• Dual language approaches show as much growth in English as EO approaches as well as strong L1 growth; EO show losses in L1
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Basic Principle of Best Prac<ces for ECE for DLLs
Systema<c exposure to English and ongoing support of L1 is cri<cal.
Early proficiency in both L1 and English at kindergarten entry is cri/cal to becoming academically proficient in
second language
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Language Approaches for DLLs
• Dual language models recommended, but oYen not possible
• Primarily English with support for L1 – Set of strategies that all ECE staff can implement: Examples: Bring home language into classroom; focus on oral language; many opportuni/es for individual and small group interac/ons; bridging L1 knowledge to English; interac/ve story-‐book reading; scaffolding strategies to improve comprehension; frequent forma/ve assessment
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Actors
Federal, state, and local agencies and intermediary organiza/ons
Ac/ons
Conduct social marke/ng campaigns Provide specific evidence-‐based program guidance, prac/ces, and strategies
Goals To provide informa<on about the capacity of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, including those with disabili<es, to learn more than one language
Report Recommenda<ons
Engage and serve DLLs and their families and monitor program effec<veness
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• Development of the home language should be maintained throughout the preschool and school years as DLLs/ELs learn English
• Language Loss– DLLs/ELLs are at risk of losing L1 in these early years
• Programs, school and district prac/ces can support the academic success of DLLs/ELs
• Planning and investments to build an educator workforce to meet the needs of DLLs/ELs is an urgent need
• Fears, misunderstandings and compe/ng agtudes about the benefits of bilingualism and dual language learning require public informa/on and social marke/ng efforts
Highlighted Findings:
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Complexity and Cascades: Language is a complex system, takes /me to develop, and has cascading effects across domains of the well-‐being of children and youth.
Guiding Principle
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Guiding Principle
Policy Contexts Ma3er: Na/onal, state, and local policies, including those governing standards, instruc/onal prac/ces, educator prepara/on, and assessment methods, determine the educa/onal opportuni/es for ELLs.
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Promising Prac<ces Bridging ECE and K-‐3
• Emphasis on oral language as founda/on of literacy • Explicit instruc/on on key aspects of language and literacy • Integra/on of language development and content learning • Visual aids and supports to make content comprehensible
• Facilitate peer-‐engaged learning • Build on home-‐language knowledge and cultural assets • Small group opportuni/es and support to enhance
par/cipa/on and responsiveness and target scaffolds for comprehension
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Bridging Early Learning to Elementary Educa<on: Alignment, Ar<cula<on PreK-‐3
• Importance of alignment, ar/cula/on and consistency of language development across the systems and age/grade/developmental span
• P-‐3 ini/a/ves align standards, curriculum, instruc/on and language approach
• Alignment between CA Preschool Founda/ons and ELA/ELD Framework
• ESSA directs states to forge closer connec/ons between early learning and K-‐3
• Proposi/on 58 calls for ar/culated pathways to biliteracy • SEAL program example
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Recommenda<ons (selected)
• Invest in the Workforce, Build Capacity! • Prepara/on and In-‐Service PD for teachers to work effec/vely with DLLs/ELs
• Foster assessment literacy – ability to understand and interpret results of academic assessments administered to DLLs/ELs
• Media Campaign to address misconcep/ons about need for Dual Language programs
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Incorpora<ng the Report into Advocacy Work
Vickie Ramos Harris, Advancement Project Deborah Kong, Early Edge
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Report Takeaways
Crea/ng pathways to biliteracy and mul/lingualism beginning in early childhood
is founda/onal for long term academic success.
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English Learners (ELs) § US = 4.5 million § CA = 1.4 million (23%) In California § 70% of CA’s ELs are in
elementary schools § Nearly 60% of CA’s children
birth to age 5 are DLLs
California has an important leadership role to play in DLL/EL educa/on for the US.
California Landscape
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California Landscape
Families, schools, business leaders, and policymakers are
increasingly seeing the value of biliteracy to prepare all California students for today’s interconnected and
interdependent global economy.
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California’s Important Ini<al Steps
2012: CA’s Seal of Bilteracy -‐ official recogni/on of high school students who graduate proficient in English and a second language
2015: DLL Pilot -‐ First 5 CA announced $20 million investment in a DLL Pilot
2016: Prop. 58 -‐ CA ballot ini/a/ve passed (73.5%) to create opportuni/es for all students to learn another language.
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California’s Important Ini<al Steps
2017: The California English Learner Roadmap -‐ Currently, CA is developing a state English Learner roadmap to strengthen and build comprehensive educa/onal policies, programs, and prac/ces for ELs/DLLs.
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The achievement gap persists for far too many DLLs.
What we can do: • Move away from prac/ces and
policies rooted in myths and misinforma/on
• Apply the science of the NASEM report to policy and prac/ce in ECE and K-‐12 systems, including: – quality, access, affordability – curriculum, instruc/on and assessments
– workforce development – CA’s ESSA State Plan
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Opportunity to Offer ESSA Feedback
Dra` ESSA State Plan Public Comment Toolkit: h[p://www.cde.ca.gov/re/es/draYplantoolkit.asp
Public Comment Survey on Dra` California ESSA State Plan:
h[p://surveys2.cde.ca.gov/s.asp?k=149548456192
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Advocacy in California
• Proposi/on 58, what voters decided is further supported by the new research
• Addi/onal California-‐specific research shows beneficial effects of pre-‐K programs for DLLs
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Effect of TK on DLLs and ELs in California
• Transi/onal Kindergarten (TK) in CA benefits DLLs
• TK: prepares 4 year-‐olds developmentally, academically, and socially for school in the year before
• Gives ELs advantage in kindergarten in comparison to peers who did not a[end TK
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So what can advocates do?
• Spread the word that infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have an inherent capacity to learn more than one language from birth
• Counter to myths about confusion, etc.
• Value mul/lingualism as a precious asset for them, and for our na/on
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Where and when? • Conversa/ons with policymakers, funders at all levels -‐-‐
local, state, federal
• Make the case for why
• Should always be part of the conversa/on re: funding, policy
• Specific Opportuni/es: State budget and legisla/on, State Board of Educa/on, Commission on Teacher
Creden/aling, local school board, with superintendents or principals
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Resources
• Emerging SSPI/SBE EL roadmap and DLL roadmap document from Heising-‐Simons Founda/on
• NASEM study provides roadmap for states to strengthen child development and educa/on systems, close achievement gaps, embrace language and culture of their children as assets
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Area of Focus:
Support investments and policies that prepare early childhood educators in all seangs where children are: • Advocate for increasing pipeline of teachers who are well prepared to promote improved outcomes for DLLs
• Improve pre-‐service and in-‐service training
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We can and must do beber by dual language learners.
• Educa/on is the path to a be[er future
• Teach our children to celebrate diversity in all of its forms
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