Center for Applied Linguistics

NEW: CAL President & CEO Diep Nguyen dispels myths around Plyler v. Doe while also highlighting what educators can do to advocate for their students in a new Language Magazine OpEd: https://ow.ly/LSTY50Z6TNc

Temporary work opportunity at CAL!
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is seeking detail‐oriented and reliable undergraduate or graduate students to help verify answer keys for a battery of selected-response, K–12 English language proficiency assessments in Listening and Reading.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/XYLM50Z5czx

Interesting question from Education Week

Check out JNCL-NCLIS's Student Advocacy Academy!☺️ Share with someone who may need it.

Before: learning a language and seeing what it means to me

After: advocating for language learning to be a part of every student’s education

That’s the shift the JNCL-NCLIS Student Advocacy Academy creates.
👉 Learn more:https://bit.ly/4eKB2lr

📣 Don’t miss keynote speakers Letty Martinez (University of Texas) and Diane August (CAL) at the 2026 Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Conference on Improving Instruction, Assessment, and Policies for Secondary English Learners Across the Content Areas. They will be speaking on supporting diverse learners in secondary-level science and social studies classrooms. Drawing on school-based implementations, they will share core instructional design features, high-impact instructional practices, and the evidence behind them. The session will highlight shared practices across disciplines as well as discipline-specific adaptations to promote effective instruction for all learners.
See the full agenda and register: https://ell-rd-conference.wdi.net/

We’re excited to announce that we’ve added a summer installment of the CAL Literacy Institute: A Comprehensive Approach to Literacy Instruction for Multilingual Learners!
After an incredible response to our April institute, with educators asking for a summer option for continued learning, registration is now open for our July cohort through July 13.
This four-day virtual institute is designed for educators and leaders who want to strengthen literacy instruction for multilingual learners through a comprehensive, research-based approach. Together, we’ll explore:
• Oral language development
• Vocabulary and comprehension
• Foundational literacy skills
• Writing instruction
• Cross-linguistic connections
• Culturally and linguistically responsive practices
• Practical classroom applications for multilingual learners
At CAL, we believe literacy instruction should be meaningful, evidence-based, and affirming of students’ linguistic and cultural assets. We’re looking forward to another engaging learning experience with educators from across the country.
Registration is now open:
https://ow.ly/TuX450YW548

📋 AGENDA NOW AVAILABLE!
From supporting diverse learners to new approaches for science, social studies, and literary instruction to findings from years of English learner success research and more, check out what the 2026 Conference on Improving Instruction, Assessment, and Policies for Secondary English Learners Across the Content Areas has planned: https://ow.ly/QG8e50Z6kvV

Happy National Caribbean American Heritage Month!

Enhance your knowledge of linguistic differences between Spanish and English and their impact on language and literacy instruction for emergent multilingual learners!
🌟Spanish-English Biliteracy Instruction: Foundations
📅July 14, 15, 16, 2026
Join CAL Solutions for this institute designed to provide participants with research-based, effective methods for teaching academic language and literacy to students in grades K-8 in programs in which students are afforded the opportunity to learn in both Spanish and English. Register: https://ow.ly/ZoLf50Z4e9u