Integrate bilingualism into all instructional settings through districtwide professional learning and in-service coaching¶
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Description¶
This recommendation directs education leaders to promote the use of primary languages in instructional settings beyond formal bilingual programs, "through districtwide professional learning and in-service coaching." It rests on the report's finding that instructional coaches already employed by most LEAs can help all teachers integrate home language and English language development into their practice. A foundational step the report describes is making space for the bilingualism students already have as an asset for learning and sense-making, even if universal bilingualism is not the initial goal.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Existing instructional coaches and program coordinators, supported by leadership, to drive consistent expansion of bilingual opportunities
Constraints¶
- Survey and interview samples cannot be assumed to reflect the region overall, and the report notes these staffing roles are vulnerable to funding reductions
Target Learners¶
- English Learner students across all instructional models, bilingual or not
Target Learning Goals¶
- Home language use in academic instruction and English language development
Claims¶
Related Strategies¶
- School and district leaders' recommendations for implementing effective classroom coaching programs
- Invest in program coordination, instructional coaching, and bilingual paraprofessional career pathways to improve English Learner program design
- Teach in students' home language in primary, assess learning levels and differentiate instruction, and align teacher training with language-of-instruction policy
- Provide professional learning and a bilingual workforce so preK and early elementary educators can sustain home language and oral language development
- Make development of formal, academic English a key instructional goal beginning in the primary grades, with dedicated curricula, daily integrated instruction, and teacher professional development
Examples¶
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Key Sources¶
- Expanding Equitable Access to Bilingual Education in California's Silicon Valley: Analysis and Recommendations. (2026). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED681371
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Integrate bilingualism into all instructional settings through districtwide professional learning and in-service coaching |
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This recommendation directs education leaders to promote the use of primary languages in instructional settings beyond formal bilingual programs, "through districtwide professional learning and in-service coaching." I... |
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