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The article "How School and District Leaders Support Classroom Teachers’ Work With English Language Learners as first published on June 24, 2013, and written by Ana M. Elfers a Research Assistant Professor at UW College of Education and is known for her Qualitative Research Methods. Tom Stritikus is a Deputy Director of K-12 Education at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The purpose of the study is to examine the various ways schools and district leaders create systems of support for classroom teachers who work with linguistically diverse students. Many schools and districts adhere to the instructional strategies necessary to provide English Language Learners (ELLs) with resources to become fluent within the classroom.
Several studies have been conducted and many themes are essential in achieving success such as: (1) resolving fragmentation by focusing on high-quality instruction, (2) creating a productive blend of district and school-level leadership initiatives, (3) communicating a compelling rationale, (4) differentiating support systems at elementary and secondary levels, and (5) using data for instructional improvement Elfers et al. (2013).
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There are five dimensions of the system that we need to support: (1) Opportunities for classroom focused professional learning, (2) Specialized EL-related staff support within, or connected to, general education teachers’ classrooms, (3) Availability and appropriateness of instructional materials and other resources, (4) Collective focus on EL learning needs, and (5) School and district leadership actions Elfers et al.

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