Promises Fulfilled: A Leader's Guide for Supporting English Learners

English learners (ELs) arrive at school with unique language proficiency levels and content competencies, cultural and educational backgrounds, and instructional needs. In Promises Fulfilled: A Leader's Guide for Supporting English Learners, authors Margarita Espino Calderón and Shawn Slakk with contributor Hector Montenegro share research-based strategies preK-12 administrators, school leaders, and teachers can implement across subject areas to effectively identify and instruct ELs. With this book, preK-12 administrators, school leaders, and teachers will: Learn how to take a whole-school approach to EL success, Adopt strategies for increasing vocabulary, literacy, and writing for ELs and all classroom students, Understand the social and emotional learning challenges ELs face upon entering the classroom, Discover how to organize and execute professional development and coaching strategies that improve teacher-to-student instruction, Discuss key questions with their staff or team for supporting school wide success for ELs