Good Reference Books/Reports/Articles
Baker, C., & Wright, W. E. (2017). Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism (6th ed.). UK: Multilingualism Matters.
Beeman, K., & Urow, C. (2013). Teaching for biliteracy: Strengthening bridges between languages. Philadelphia: Caslon.
Callahan, R. M., & Gándara, P. C. (Eds.). (2014). The bilingual advantage: Language, literacy and the US labor market.
Escamilla, K., Hopewell, S., Butvilofsky, S., Sparrow, W., Sotero-González, L., Ruiz-Figueroa, O., & Escamilla, M. (2014). Biliteracy from the start. Philadelphia: Caslon.
Gándara, P., & Hopkins, M. (Eds.). (2010). Forbidden language, English learners and restrictive language policies. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Howard, et al .(2018). Guiding principles for dual language education (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: Center for Applied Linguistics. This document is available as a free download on the CAL website.
Reference Standards in Spanish
Reference for Spanish
Professional Organizations
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Association of Two-Way and Dual Language Education
California Association for Bilingual Education
International Literacy Association
National Association for Bilingual Education
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages International Association
Informational Websites
Center for Applied Linguistics
Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence
Office of English Language Acquisition
Southwest Center for Education Equity and Language Diversity
Teacher Specific Websites & Resources
STARlight Consortium for EL Achievement
Mandarin Specific Resources:
Jinshan Mandarin Education Council
For the Purchase of Spanish Books & Materials:
Centro comunitario de educación (formerly known as Librería Martinez, originally a Spanish bookstore)
José-Luis Orozco-A great collection of children’s folk songs!
LAlibrería-This online book store sells high quality stories in Spanish and organizes book fairs at your school.
LéaLA-This Spanish language book fair is held in Los Angeles and not always every year. Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to listen to great authors and build your class library!
Lectorum-This catalog offers books that are very durable and of high quality.
Scholastic Warehouse-This warehouse sells inexpensive Spanish books. You can also visit their warehouse in Anaheim: Scholastic Book Fairs Anaheim Warehouse, 2980 White Star Ave., Anaheim, CA 92806 (714) 237-1100
Support for Your Classroom
Support for Tuition: Scholarships, Grants, etc.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Teaching Scholarships and Grants
TESOL Awards, Honors and Grants
Opportunities Abroad
Espanole International House Valencia
International Grants/Scholarships California Department of Education