Links to helpful resources:
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) website.
The Every Student Succeeds Act Laws and Guidance.
USED Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA).
OELA EL Toolkit.
USED Newcomer Toolkit.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA).
USED Office for Civil Rights "Schools’ Civil Rights Obligations to English Learner Students and Limited English Proficient Parents".
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NAELPA Statement on Assets-Based Terminology
It is important to NAELPA to use asset-based terminology when referring to our work and the population of students we serve. We acknowledge that the current name of this organization, The National Association of English Learner Program Administrators (NAELPA), uses English Learner (EL), which is considered deficit based. With current federal legislation using English Learners (ELs) to identify this population the NAELPA board will continue with this usage for clarity purposes in the short term. However, NAELPA will take an active role in advocating for the wider use of assets-based nomenclature and helping to make it more standardized in our field and beyond.
For a more detailed description, check out the full NAELPA Asset-Based Terminology statement.