Supporting Multilingual Learners: Centering Language, Identity, and Opportunity for All

The Supporting Multilingual Learners Executive Digest highlights a clear message from district leaders during Lexia’s 2025 Science of Reading Leadership Summits: Multilingual learners thrive when language and identity are recognized as assets and supported through schoolwide systems, not separate programs.

With more than 5 million multilingual learners in U.S. schools, district leaders are making language development a shared priority across all classrooms. Leaders are creating professional learning pathways and new leadership roles to sustain this focus, ensuring every teacher is equipped to support language growth. This systemwide approach reflects a collective commitment to equity and excellence.

Instructional practices are also evolving. Administrators reported educators are embedding speaking, listening, and vocabulary development into every lesson, making language-rich instruction a central feature of the classroom. Innovative tools, including AI-powered supports, are helping students build confidence without missing critical instructional time. At the same time, formative assessments are guiding personalized interventions, with multilingual specialists coaching teachers and strengthening instruction across subjects.

By centering language, identity, and opportunity, district leaders are creating conditions where multilingualism is seen as a gift and every student has the opportunity to thrive. Discover how Lexia's evidence-based curricula and professional learning solutions can help bring these commitments to life.