The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide "Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades" addresses the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English learners in the elementary grades. The Guide offers five specific recommendations for district administrators and indicates the quality of the evidence that supports these recommendations. The recommendations are: (1) Screen for reading problems and monitor progress; (2) Provide intensive small-group reading interventions; (3) Provide extensive and varied vocabulary instruction; (4) Develop academic English; and (5) Schedule regular peer-assisted learning opportunities. This document focuses on the first of the five recommendations: Screen for reading problems and monitor progress. This recommendation suggests that districts should administer early reading formative assessments, in English, to English learners, regardless of the learner's English oral proficiency. Assessments should measure phonological processing, letter knowledge, and word and text reading. Districts should use the assessment data to better identify English learners who may require additional support in gaining reading proficiency. This summary provides steps to carry out the recommendation and identifies potential roadblocks and suggests ways to address them. [For "Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades. IES Practice Guide. NCEE 2007-4011", see ED497258.]