{"id":104695,"date":"2023-08-08T23:06:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T03:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/?p=104695"},"modified":"2023-10-16T15:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T19:05:47","slug":"little-sponges-empowering-emergent-bilingual-students-to-achieve-academic-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/08\/little-sponges-empowering-emergent-bilingual-students-to-achieve-academic-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Sponges\u00ae Empowering Emergent Bilinguals to Achieve Academic Excellence."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"104695\" class=\"elementor elementor-104695\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-373c15e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"373c15e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b63bf2\" data-id=\"8b63bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd82057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd82057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/315454747_795524295126144_1950937037718116793_n-r9hueuhivd21k8byutjyo93d2cei5iv1ajwsqvqnb0.jpg\" title=\"315454747_795524295126144_1950937037718116793_n\" alt=\"315454747_795524295126144_1950937037718116793_n\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f384e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f384e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fca61d8\" data-id=\"fca61d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a380626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a380626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Language proficiency is critical for the success of emergent bilinguals. Western Heights School District\u00a0in Oklahoma City recognized the importance of providing intentional support and tools to enable their EBs to grow faster and do better on the WIDA test.\u00a0 In pursuit of this objective, the district implemented the Little Sponges\u00ae language development program in the 2022-2023 academic school year. This blog post delves into the case study of Little Sponges implementation at Western Heights School District, highlighting key insights, and the remarkable results.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcb431c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcb431c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f26146\" data-id=\"6f26146\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140d08e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"140d08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background: Challenges and Goals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec5047d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec5047d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1254774\" data-id=\"1254774\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b930bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b930bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before integrating Little Sponges\u00ae into their curriculum, Western Heights School District\u00a0encountered challenges in helping their emergent bilingual students reach the proficiency level required to exit the EB program successfully. Zero students were making progress as indicated by WIDA test scores.<\/p><h5>Their specific goals were to:<\/h5><ul><li>Help students score 4.8 or above on the WIDA test and exit the EB program faster.<\/li><li>Develop cultural awareness and English language proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.<\/li><li>Measure ongoing progress and gain actionable insights from real-time data.<\/li><li>Reduce teacher burden by providing lessons and assessments aligned with WIDA standards.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e7ef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e7ef0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7263013\" data-id=\"7263013\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc4f37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dc4f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Little Sponges\u00ae Implementation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0b2619 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0b2619\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec4a32a\" data-id=\"ec4a32a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be20372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be20372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">Western Heights School District<\/span>\u00a0adopted the Little Sponges\u00ae language learning program in the 2022-2023 school year. This program was introduced across all four elementary schools: Winds West, John Glenn, Greenvale, and Council Grove. The goal of the implementation was to give teachers effective tools to support English Language Learners and help them develop their English skills faster.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7557108 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7557108\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e248263\" data-id=\"e248263\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e78ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1e78ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation Results: Remarkable WIDA Progress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f275efa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f275efa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70ef9e8\" data-id=\"70ef9e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6b2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b6b2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Training-deck-English-Lindale-ISD-Oct-2023-1-e1697483137649.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-116383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Training-deck-English-Lindale-ISD-Oct-2023-1-e1697483137649.png 960w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Training-deck-English-Lindale-ISD-Oct-2023-1-e1697483137649-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Training-deck-English-Lindale-ISD-Oct-2023-1-e1697483137649-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30e5ae9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30e5ae9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbdd708\" data-id=\"fbdd708\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-84655ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84655ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65a8ac9\" data-id=\"65a8ac9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306feba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"306feba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The implementation of Little Sponges\u00ae yielded remarkable results, transforming student growth within the district. Emergent bilinguals demonstrated unprecedented growth in language proficiency across all four elementary schools. Also, schools that used the program the most had the highest growth on the WIDA test.\u00a0 This shows direct correlation between the amount of time the Little Sponges program used and the increase in students&#8217; WIDA test scores.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a04d94b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a04d94b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f99ac8\" data-id=\"6f99ac8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5390459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5390459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Winds West Elementary School:<\/h4><p>\u25cf 21-22 WIDA to 22-23 WIDA: 52 out of 55 kids showed growth (95%)<\/p><p>\u25cf 32 students moved up one language acquisition band<\/p><p>\u25cf 6 students moved up two bands<\/p><p>\u25cf 14 students showed growth within their current band<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7f4b36\" data-id=\"f7f4b36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5aa15 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a5aa15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>John Glenn Elementary School:<\/h4><p>\u25cf 21-22 WIDA to 22-23 WIDA: 79 out of 92 kids showed growth (86%)<\/p><p>\u25cf 40 students moved up one language acquisition band<\/p><p>\u25cf 14 students moved up two bands<\/p><p>\u25cf 25 students showed growth within their current band<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ed64f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ed64f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ce5dd6\" data-id=\"7ce5dd6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6047942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6047942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Greenvale Elementary School:<\/h4><p>\u25cf 21-22 WIDA to 22-23 WIDA: 41 out of 43 kids showed growth (95%)<\/p><p>\u25cf 22 students moved up one language acquisition band<\/p><p>\u25cf 6 students moved up two bands<\/p><p>\u25cf 11 students showed growth within their current band<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94d98b1\" data-id=\"94d98b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987db0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"987db0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Council Grove Elementary School:<\/h4>\n<p>\u25cf 21-22 WIDA to 22-23 WIDA: 52 out of 62 kids showed growth (84%)<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf 33 students moved up one language acquisition band<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf 5 students moved up two bands<\/p>\n<p>\u25cf 14 students showed growth within their current band<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6c3efa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6c3efa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4daa90d\" data-id=\"4daa90d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4ee96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f4ee96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Impact:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d66ba72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d66ba72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c119bc\" data-id=\"3c119bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69c083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69c083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The implementation of Little Sponges\u00ae resulted in substantial growth in language acquisition, academic performance and exit scores for EBs at Western Heights School District.&nbsp; The academic year 2022-2023 marked a momentous achievement: <strong>90% of students in 4 elementary schools demonstrated substantial growth (<\/strong>based on the WIDA test results)<strong>. <\/strong>This accomplishment was a stark contrast to previous years when students had struggled to make any progress.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, multilingual students outperformed their monolingual peers on state tests, underscoring the positive impact of incorporating Little Sponges\u00ae for language development and content instruction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8681778 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8681778\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79b457f\" data-id=\"79b457f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ca22e elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget 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Little Sponges enabled our teachers and helped our students achieve their goals.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Ms. Nicole Amzycki, Western Heights EL and Testing Coordinator<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23d3c30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23d3c30\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8564d69\" data-id=\"8564d69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c499d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02c499d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79a3c89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79a3c89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14125d7\" data-id=\"14125d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2c0f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff2c0f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: Close the Achievement Gap for EBs using Little Sponges\u00ae<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6a5383 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6a5383\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-72a4def\" data-id=\"72a4def\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9a399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a9a399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The implementation of the Little Sponges<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00ae<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Roboto; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0program delivered remarkable improvements in language acquisition, enabling students to excel in their academic pursuits. With 90% of students demonstrating substantial growth, the program&#8217;s impact was undeniable. 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