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Subject: Professional Learning

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Beginning English learners are at risk of being lost in a system that doesn't know how to reach them. With more and more ELs entering schools every year, educators need to act quickly to create school- and classroom-based programs that work. Veteran educators Debbie Zacarian and Judie Haynes provide templates and tools, along with vignettes illustrating real-world challenges, to help teachers and administrators: create a welcoming environment for English learners and their families who are unfamiliar with the education system; reach out to students from literacy and non-literacy-oriented homes; engage parents to become a part of the school community; develop instructional models for students with limited or interrupted formal education; and build sensitive practices for students who have experienced trauma.

The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners provides a realistic and comprehensive framework for effectively reaching and teaching this growing population.