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• ISBE-sponsored WIDA workshops
• ISBE-sponsored IRC workshops
• Literacy Squared Cohort
• State Bilingual Program Directors Meeting
  

Students are expected to acquire both linguistic and academic skills. The standards below are to support language learning in the classroom.

• English Language Development Standards
• Spanish Language Development Standards
• Early Language Development Standards
• Spanish Language Arts Standards
• K - 12
• Kindergarten
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
• Grades 9 - 10
• Grades 11 - 12 
• Estándares de Artes del Lenguaje de IL Seminario Web
• IL Learning Standards SLA Webinar​
  

​​​Services for English Learners (ELs) in Illinois are defined in Article 14C of the School Code and Part 228 of the Administrative Code. Additional guidance and links to resources are included below.

Illinois School Code ILSC 14C 1-13 Legislation

• Article 14C Transitional Bili ngual Education

Illinois Rules

• 23 Illinois Administrative Code 228 Transitional Bilingual Education
  

• At-A-Glance Guide: Supporting English Learners
  
• EL Entrance and Exit Procedures
• EL Parent Notification Letters
• ESSA
• Registration Guidance for Immigrant Students​​
  

• 2024​
  
• 2023​
  
• 2022 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report​
  
• 2021 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
  
• 2020 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
  
• 2019 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report​
  
• 2018 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
  
• 2017 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
  
• 2016 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
• 2015 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
• 2014 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
  
• 2013 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
  
• 2012 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
• 2011 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
• 2010 Bilingual Education Programs and English  Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
• 2009 Bilingual Education Programs and English Learners in Illinois Statistical Report
• 2008 ELs Statistical Annual Report
• 2007 ELs Statistical Annual Report
• 2006 ELs Statistical Annual Report
• 2005 ELs Statistical Annual Report
  
• 2004 ELs and Programs for ELs Evaluation Report
• 2003 ELs and Programs for ELs Evaluation Report
• 2002 ELs and Programs for ELs Evaluation Report
• 2000 ELs and Programs for ELs Evaluation Report
• 1999 ELs and Programs for ELs Evaluation Report​​​​​
  
• 1998 ELs and Programs for ELs Evaluation Report​
  
  

• Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education (IACBE)
• EL Technical assistance tools
• Latino policy forum: EL handbook
• The Illinois Resource Center
• Center for Applied Linguistics
• National Association for Bilingual Education
• TESOL International Association
• El Instituto Cervantes
• NCELA: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
• WIDA: World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
• Stanford University's Understanding Language: Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas
• IAMME: Illinois Association for Multilingual Multicultural Education
• ITBE: Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
  
  

​Bilingual Parents Video Library

• Bilingual Parent Video Library (Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Polish, Urdu)

Family Resources

• Colorin Colorado A bilingual site for families and educators of English learners
• Young Children and the Bilingual Brain
• Young Children and the Bilingual Brain - English Video
• Young Children and the Bilingual Brain - Spanish Video
• Young Children and the Bilingual Brain - Arabic Video

Legal Compliance and Advocacy

• OELA: Office of English Language Acquisition (federal)
• MALDEF: Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund​
  

• Protecting Access to Education for Unaccompanied Children
• BRYCS - Bridging Refugee Youth & Children's Services
• Office of Refugee Resettlement
• Cultural Orientation Resource Center
• ICIRR: Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
• Newcomer Tool Kit​