NCEL in the news:

• Colorado Teachers Need Help Teaching English Learners to Read. The State Wants More Training (Chalkbeat Colorado, 3/11/25)
• Visions for 2025: Multilingual Experiences Matter (Language Magazine, 1/16/25)
• Science of Reading Research: Does the Science of Reading Work? (Lexia blog, 12/3/24)
• 3 Ways to Ensure English Learners Benefit from the Science of Reading (New America, 2/22/24)
• ‘Science of Reading’ and English-Learner Advocates Reach Common Ground (EdWeek, 11/3/23)
• Advocates for English Learners and the ‘Science of Reading’ Sign on to Joint Statement (EdSource, 10/3/23)
• Can Common Ground be Found on Teaching Reading in California? (EdSource, 3/9/23)
• Taking a Stand! Moving Forward: Advocacy for our Nation’s English Learners and Emergent Bilingual Learners (Language Magazine, January 2023)
• By Rethinking How Reading Is Taught, Bay Area Schools Hope To Boost Overall Literacy (The San Francisco Standard, 12/7/22)
• Science of Literacy and Dual Language Advocates Can Work Together, But It’s Harder Than You Think (Ed Post, 5/19/22)
• What the ‘Science of Reading’ Should Look Like for English-Learners. It’s Not Settled (EdWeek, 4/21/22)
• New National Effort to Address Effective Literacy for Multilingual Learners (Language Magazine, 2/17/22)

Committee members talking about literacy in the news:

• Response to ‘English Learners and the Science of Reading’ (The Grade, Kappan Online, 8/5/24)
• A Message from SEAL Executive Director: Why the “Science of Reading” Isn’t Enough (SEAL blog, 5/15/24)
• Getting California kids to read: What will it take? (EdSource, 5/15/24)
• Q & A with Ester de Jong on the Bilingual and Biliteracy Dimensions of the Science of Reading, (New America, 5/13/24)
• English Learner Advocates in English California Oppose ‘Science of Reading’ Bill (EdSource, 3/8/24)
• One Size Doesn’t Fit All in Learning How to Read (EdSource, 1/6/24)
• English Literacy for Multilingual Learners: Voices from the Field (Language Magazine, 5/22/23)
• Broadening Minds Despite a Narrowing Curriculum: Using Diverse Books with Multilingual Students (Multilingual Educator, 2023, pp. 51-53)
• How One School Gets English Learners to Read by Third Grade (EdSource, 4/13/23)
• Forging an Understanding of Reading Instruction for Multilingual Students in the Time of SOR (Bilingual Basics Newsletter, April 2023)
• Unifying Language Acquisition with Literacy Instruction for Language-Minority Students (Language Magazine, 7/18/22)
• California Does Little to Ensure All Kids Read by Third Grade (EdSource, 8/26/22)
• Not as Easy as ABC: California’s Battle Over Dyslexia (Peninsula Press, 4/4/22)
• The Challenges Of Screening Young Children For Dyslexia Without Misidentifying English Learners (“AirTalk” on KPCC radio, 3/14/22)
• Will a Universal Screening Test for Dyslexia Mislabel California’s English Learners? (EdSource, 3/7/22)
• Why Phonics Instruction is Not Enough for English Learners (EdSource, 9/24/21)
• Caught in the Crosshairs: Emerging Bilinguals and the Reading Wars (NEPC Newsletter, 3/4/21)
• Colorado’s Emphasis on Phonics in Reading Could Hurt English Language Learners, Advocates Say (Chalkbeat Colorado, 12/15/20)