Having a historical perspective of the court cases, laws, and mandates that have shaped English language instruction policy enables teachers to understand the necessity for addressing the learning needs of English language learners (ELLs).

Complete the "Legislative Events and Issues" template to explain each of the following and discuss how knowledge of them will affect your future professional practice.

• How the following legal cases have affected the policies and laws governing language instruction in Arizona: Lau v. Nichols, Castaneda v. Pickard, Flores v. Arizona, and Plyler v. Doe.
• How the following federal laws and requirements have affected accountability, assessment, funding, and identification in ELL education in Arizona: Every Student Succeeds Acts (ESSA), Title III, Title VI, and Office for Civil Rights/Department of Justice resolutions.
• How the following state laws and policies have affected language acquisition methodology, student grouping, and the time frame to achieve language proficiency: Proposition 203, House Bill 2010, House Bill 2064, SB1014, and Move On When Reading.
• Two current societal trends and issues in the education of ELLs.

References

Diaz-Rico, L. T. (2017). The crosscultural, language, and academic development handbook: A complete K-12 reference guide (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN-13: 9780134293257

Landmark Court Rulings Regarding English Language Learners," by Wright, located on the Colorn Colorado website.

ELL Policy & Research," located on the Colorn Colorado website.

Legislation" tab on the Office of English Language Acquisition Services page, located on the Arizona Department of Education website.

Legislative Events and Issues

Directions: Complete the template for each of the four sections: Legal Cases, Federal Laws and Requirements, State Laws and Policies, and Current Societal Trends and Issues.

Legal Cases
	Lau v. Nichols	Castaneda v. Pickard	Flores v. Arizona	Plyler v. Doe
How did the legal case affect the policies and laws governing language instruction?
How will knowledge of these cases affect your future professional practice?

Federal Laws and Requirements
	Every Student Succeeds Acts (ESSA)	Title III	Title VI	Office for Civil Rights/Department of Justice Resolutions
How did the federal law/requirement affect accountability, assessment, funding, and identification in ELL education in Arizona?
How will knowledge of these federal laws and requirements affect your future professional practice?

State Laws and Policies
	Proposition 203	House Bill 2010	House Bill 2064	SB1014	Move On When Reading
How did the state law/policy affect language acquisition methodology, student grouping, and the time frame to achieve language proficiency?
How will knowledge of these state laws and policies affect your future professional practice?

Current Societal Trends and Issues
	Societal Trend/Issue 1	Societal Trend/Issue 2
What is a current societal trend/issue in the education of ELLs?
How will knowledge of these current societal trends and issues affect your future professional practice?