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From http://www.cal.org/caela

CAELA--The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition

CAELA was created to help states build their capacity to promote English language learning and academic achievement of adults learning English. CAELA accomplishes its mission through the following tasks:

*Leading an initiative to build state capacity for improving the skills of teachers and administrators in adult ESL programs
*Developing an easy-to-use repository of resources (e.g., research studies, instructional curricula, information on language acquisition) that are accessible through the CAELA Web site
*Producing easily accessible materials that synthesize research and make applications to practice
*Developing a toolkit of training materials for professional developers *Providing technical assistance to adult ESL teachers, programs, and states

Resources include

-ESL Activities for African-American History Month at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/civicsAAmon.html

-Picture Stories for ESL Health Literacy at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html

-Student Performance Level (SPL) Descriptors for Listening Comprehension and Oral Communication at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/slspls.html

-Student Performance Level Descriptors for Reading and Writing at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/rwspls.html

-A brief on Understanding Adult ESL Content Standards at http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/contentstandards.html

To browse these and many other available resources available, go to http://www.cal.org/caela .

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