US Department of Education OELA
“The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) provides national leadership to help ensure that English Learners and immigrant students attain English proficiency and achieve academic success. In addition to preserving heritage languages and cultures, OELA is committed to promoting opportunities for biliteracy or multiliteracy skills for all students.”
Services
- Administering grant programs to prepare professionals for teaching and supporting English Learners
- Research and evaluation studies with practical applications for preparing English Learners to meet college and career learning standards
- Disseminating information about educational research, practices, and policies for English Learners
Resources
- Reading materials in Pashto/Dari for children in grades 1-3
- Learning everyday conversations in American English
- Learning how American teenagers talk
- Dialogs for everyday use
- Flashcards for Pashto-English and Dari-English, showing how to pronounce English words phonetically in Pashto/Dari
- Search by zip code or address to find English class offered by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Resources for Student loans, forgiveness (US Department of Education has funding allocated towards loans for education