{"product_id":"ncel-teacher-education-digest","title":"NCEL | Teacher Education Digest","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeacher Education Digest: Effective Literacy Instruction for English\/Emerging Bilingual Learners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical, research-grounded guidance to prepare teachers to deliver assets-based literacy instruction for English Learners\/Emerging Bilinguals (EL\/EBs). Authored by \u003cstrong\u003eMagaly Lavadenz\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ph.D., \u003cstrong\u003eEster de Jong\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ed.D., and \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Venegas-Weber\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ph.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe NCEL Teacher Education Digest\u003c\/em\u003e synthesizes what works in teacher preparation for EL\/EB literacy: from coursework that builds bilingual\/second-language pedagogies to clinical experiences that turn knowledge into classroom practice. It centers an assets-based approach—leveraging students’ linguistic and cultural strengths to accelerate language and literacy development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat’s inside:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromising practices in teacher preparation that build knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching EL\/EBs (e.g., language portraits, critical linguistic autobiographies, and community-based case studies).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLesson-planning guidance that pairs content and language objectives and makes cross-linguistic connections explicit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eField\/clinical scenarios (K–2) showing micro-teaching, small-group phonemic awareness, and idiom instruction aligned with ELD.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilingual\/dual-language teaching example using dialogic reading and Spanish decodables to connect reading and writing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplications for policy: licensure, ongoing professional development, and district–university partnerships that sustain teacher expertise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) \u0026amp; Californians Together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublication date: \u003cspan\u003eOctober 27, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNCEL Teacher Education Digest\u003c\/em\u003e comes as a 28 page, perfect (PUR) bound, full color, 8.5″x11″ print booklet. \u003cstrong\u003eA free PDF download is available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/californianstogether.org\/resource\/teacher-education-digest-effective-literacy-instruction-for-english-emerging-bilingual-learners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with our other resources.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CalTog Store","offers":[{"title":"2025 Print","offer_id":48401998545138,"sku":"P-NCL-TEDE-25","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/9323\/4162\/files\/IMG_0547.jpg?v=1764712366","url":"https:\/\/store.caltog.org\/products\/ncel-teacher-education-digest","provider":"Californians Together Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}