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What California Teachers Say about Their Instructional Materials for English Learner Students: New Data and Insights. Knowledge Brief

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Title: What California Teachers Say about Their Instructional Materials for English Learner Students: New Data and Insights. Knowledge Brief
Language: English
Authors: Burr, Elizabeth, Lewis, Ryan W., WestEd
Source: WestEd. 2022.
Availability: WestEd. 730 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-1242. Tel: 877-493-7833; Tel: 415-565-3000; Fax: 415-565-3012; Web site: http://www.wested.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2022
Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Instructional Materials, Teacher Attitudes, Student Needs, Culturally Relevant Education, Counties, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, English Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers
Geographic Terms: California
Abstract: There are 1.1 million English learner (EL) students in California, representing 18 percent of the statewide student population (California Department of Education [CDE], 2021b). Following some background on California's standards-aligned instructional materials and on the state's EL student population, this brief summarizes California findings from a nationwide survey on teachers' perceptions of their instructional materials for EL students. The brief highlights teachers' views on the adequacy of their instructional materials for their EL students, how they address any inadequacies, whether the materials help them to provide culturally relevant instruction, and what value they place on particular elements of the materials. Finally, the discussion section of the brief includes implications for improving materials and for strengthening professional learning.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: ED621042
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:There are 1.1 million English learner (EL) students in California, representing 18 percent of the statewide student population (California Department of Education [CDE], 2021b). Following some background on California's standards-aligned instructional materials and on the state's EL student population, this brief summarizes California findings from a nationwide survey on teachers' perceptions of their instructional materials for EL students. The brief highlights teachers' views on the adequacy of their instructional materials for their EL students, how they address any inadequacies, whether the materials help them to provide culturally relevant instruction, and what value they place on particular elements of the materials. Finally, the discussion section of the brief includes implications for improving materials and for strengthening professional learning.