This Executive Summary provides a thorough overview of the major findings analyzed in the report by the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. The panel of major scholars in second language learning and literacy analyzed existing evidence on teaching reading and writing to language minority students and identified gaps in this area of research. Professional Development staff and educators may use the findings described in this summary to support research-based initiatives and instruction for language-minority students. The Executive Summary is available for downloading at the Center for Applied Linguistics website here.
