OELA provides national leadership to help ensure that English learners (ELs) and immigrant students attain English proficiency and achieve academic success.

Part of the Department of Education, the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) supports programs for students learning English.

In this article, I will provide an overview to the stages of language acquisition, and offer strategies designed to support ELL instruction at different stages of language acquisition.

The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is a subdivision of the US Department of Education responsible for providing national leadership to help ensure that English learners …

The proponents of these theories argue that general cognitive processes subserve language acquisition and that the result of these processes is language-specific phenomena, such as …

Language acquisition occurs in stages, whether for native speakers or those learning a second language. Understanding these stages can help educators tailor their approach to meet the …

May 2, 2023 · Language acquisition is a key educational goal of any English language learner (ELL). In order to ensure ELLs are on track, it’s crucial that parents and teachers understand …

Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the ability to comprehend and produce language, either as their first or second (third, etc.) language. The study of language …

In order to speak a language as adults do, children need to have acquired five areas of linguistic competence: Phonology, Lexis, Semantics, Grammar and Pragmatics. Phonological …

While challenging, these standards provide a great opportunity for teachers to weave academic language and content together in a literacy rich environment. This video demonstrates …