The goal of this practice guide is to offer educators specific, evidence-based recommendations that address the challenge of teaching English learners in the elementary and middle grades: building their English language proficiency while simultaneously building literacy, numeracy skills, and content knowledge of social studies and science. The guide provides practical and coherent information on critical topics related to literacy instruction for English learners, and is based on the best available evidence as judged by the authors.

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Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School Practice Guide -- Overview of Recommendations -- Institute of Education Sciences Levels of Evidence for Practice Guides -- Recommendation 1. Teach a set of academic vocabulary words intensively across several days using a variety of instructional activities -- Recommendation 2. Integrate oral and written English language instruction into content area teaching -- Recommendation 3. Provide regular, structured opportunities to develop written language skills -- Recommendation 4. Provide small-group instructional intervention to students struggling in areas of literacy and English language development -- Glossary -- Appendix A. Postscript from the Institute of Education Sciences -- Appendix B. About the Panel and Research Staff -- Appendix C. Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest -- Appendix D. Rationale for Evidence Ratings -- References.