With people more mobile today than ever before, classrooms increasingly include learners from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, many of whom with first languages other than English. Below are suggested resources to help you meet the needs of English-language learners. Find more by visiting advanced search and selecting the “language learners” topic.

• Second-Language Literacy Instruction
• On Initial Literacy Instruction in a First Language for English Language Learners (resolution)
• Cultural Awareness (resolution)

The Dina Feitelson Research Award invites nominations on subjects related to language and cultural diversity, including bilingualism, home influences on literacy development, and cross-cultural studies of beginning reading.