Abstract Emergent bilinguals are faced with three daunting tasks: acquiring a new language, building academic knowledge in various subject areas, and bridging social connections with peers and school faculty. The difficulty of these tasks has contributed to a large academic achievement gap between emergent bilingual students and their native English -speaking [sic] peers. This mixed methods study focuses on creating translanguaging spaces through the implementation...

Abstract Emergent bilingual students, also known as English as a second language (ESL) students, are the fastest-growing population of students in the United States. The growth in the emergent bilingual student population has created a need for greater ESL teacher preparation and professional development. The demand for ESL teachers remains high, but many teachers are unprepared to support emergent bilingual students. The goal of this study is to examine effective ESL practices in order to...

Abstract The increased use of assessments and student data compilation has led to the need to provide educators with support in the areas of data collection, data analysis, and data-driven instructional practices. Through these supports, educators have the opportunity to utilze assessment data in order to provide instructional learning opportunities to meet the individual needs of all students. The purpose of this mulitiple case study is to analyze the impact of Professional Learning Communities...