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The 2026 ELPS reference library
Everything you need to plan for emergent bilingual students, in one place. The standards grids, research-based strategies and accommodations, and a guide to what changed in 2026. All free.
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2026 ELPS Reference Grids
Look up Proficiency Level Descriptors, supports, and recommended strategies by proficiency level, language domain, and content area.
Key Concepts (16)
The foundational second-language-acquisition theory every EB teacher should know, from comprehensible input and BICS/CALP to communicative competence, translanguaging, and the affective filter. Written in plain language, with a research basis for each.
Research-Based Strategies (60)
Instructional strategies for emergent bilingual students. Each one explains how it is applied, why it works, how it adapts across proficiency levels, and its verified APA 7 research basis.
Accommodations & Linguistic Supports (33)
Classroom accommodations and supports. Each explains when and how to use it, why it works for emergent bilinguals, and its verified APA 7 research basis.
What Changed in the 2026 ELPS
A plain-language guide to the revised standards: the move from 4 to 5 proficiency levels, the new Pre-Production level, and the official TEA transition crosswalk.
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