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ERIC Number: ED602218
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May
Pages: 2
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Results in Brief: Supporting English Learners through Technology: What Districts and Teachers Say about Digital Learning Resources for English Learners
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education
English learners (ELs) are one of the fastest growing student demographics in the United States, and are a diverse group, representing over 400 different language backgrounds. In the 2015--16 school year, there were 4.8 million EL students in grades K--12 in U.S. public schools, accounting for 10 percent of all enrolled students. Also, over past decades, grade K--12 teachers in public schools have gained increased access to computers and digital technology for instruction, and many report using digital learning resources (DLRs) to enhance and differentiate their students' language and content area instruction. This Results in Brief describes findings from a national study of how districts and teachers are using Digital Learning Resources (DLRs) for instructing EL students. In addition, the study developed two toolkits for practitioners, one to inform educators about the range of DLRs that are available and considerations for using DLRs to support their EL students, and one to assist educational technology developers in improving the usefulness of DLRs for instructing EL students. [For the full study "Supporting English Learners through Technology: What Districts and Teachers Say about Digital Learning Resources for English Learners. Volume I: Final Report," see ED600461. For "Supporting English Learners through Technology: What Districts and Teachers Say about Digital Learning Resources for English Learners. Volume II: Technical Appendices," see ED600462.]
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. Education Publications Center, US Department of Education, NTIS, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 703-605-6794; e-mail
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (ED), Policy and Program Studies Service
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