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PBS

Colorin Colorado: El Ls in Elementary School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Links to instructional articles about supporting the reading skills of English language learners in grades K-3.
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PBS

Colorin Colorado: El Ls in Elementary School

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Links to instructional articles, tip sheets, and videos to help support the reading skills of English language learners in grades 4-6.
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Colorin Colorado: El Ls in Middle & High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Links to instructional articles, tip sheets, and videos to help support the reading skills of English language learners in grades 7-12.
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Other

Best Evidence Encyclopedia: Reading for English Language Learners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How many classrooms have the challenge today of non-English speaking students? More and more educators are looking for resources, programs to help these students learn. At BEE researchers have tested programs available for these students...
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Colorin Colorado: Resources for El Ls in Preschool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Links to research articles, classroom tips, parental helps, and webcasts designed to support the reading skills of English language learners during the preschool years.
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PBS

Colorin Colorado: Differentiated Instruction & Rti for El Ls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Resources for providing differentiated instruction and response to intervention for English Language Learners. Includes links to articles, videos, and podcasts.
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PBS

Colorin Colorado: Literacy Instruction for El Ls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Links to articles, strategies, and webcasts to help teachers strengthen the reading and writing skills of the English language learners in their classes.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Hooking Reluctant Ell Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this excerpt from her essay "Literacy Development for Latino Students," published in The Best for Our Children: Critical Perspectives on Literacy for Latino Students, Teacher's College Press, the author describes the reading program...
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Lisa Academy: Resources for Teachers (Ell)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Support and modification guides for teachers of beginning, intermediate and advanced English language learners. PDF files require Acrobat reader.
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Museum of the Moving Image

Museum of the Moving Image: Living Room Candidate (Campaign Ads)

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition of presidential campaign ads, 1952-2008, organized by election year, theme, and political issue. Audio/video presentations of ads can be viewed alongside written transcripts, making Living Room Candidate particularly...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Why Is an Apple Like a Suitcase? [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A mini-unit on fruits and seeds for younger learners. Students will learn that fruit is like a suitcase for seeds, and that together they help plants to reproduce. Includes ELL suggestions, extension activities, and worksheets.
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American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention: Supporting Teachers With Progress Monitoring

For Teachers K - 1st
This 2006 presentation (PDF PowerPoint and Handouts), conducted by Dr. Erica Lembke and Dr. Laura Saenz.at the Summer Institute on Student Progress Monitoring, discusses issues related to successfully implementing Curriculum Based...
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De Digitale School (Dutch)

For Students 9th - 10th
Dutch-speaking students find information and resources for a variety of different school subjects such as languages, math, science and the arts. Pick by subject/class or grade level. Good homework help site for Dutch-speaking ELL students.
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American Institutes for Research

Center on Response to Intervention:how the Rti Process Works in Secondary School

For Teachers K - 1st
This document, developed by the Tigard-Tualatin School District in Tigard, OR in October 2009, includes information on Effective Behavior and Instructional Support (EBIS) as a structured, systematic process (1) to review school-wide...
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Storyplace: Children's Digital Learning Library

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site is a real find for teachers working with ELL students and all students who want to read great books! The Bookhive presents 100's of reviews of books recommended by librarians associated with the public libraries in Charlotte,...
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Student Achievement Partners

Gr. 10 Literature Mini Assessment: Excerpt From Julius Caesar, Act Iii, Scene Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This Language Arts assessment is based on a scene from Act III of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Students first read the accompanying text and watch a video of the scene being performed. They then answer a set of mainly multiple-choice...
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EL Education

El Education: Learning to Read Informational Texts: Building Background

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
In this comprehensive unit, students launch their learning about birds by using informational texts. As students read these texts, they build background knowledge and develop their skills as readers of informational texts. Included are...
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Other

What's the Point? Identifying Flint Artifacts

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site for anyone needing detailed information on Ohio Indian cultures, with emphasis on their arrowheads and how to identify the culture based on the appearance of the artifact. Advanced ELL level.
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British Council

British Council: Go4 English: English for Arabic Speakers

For Students 9th - 10th
Go4English is a website of the British Council dedicated to teaching English to Arabic-speaking children and adults. It includes lesson plans, self-tests, learning exercises, games, stories, songs, and many more activities and...
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Other

Voice of America: Special English Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
Special English is a Voice of America broadcast devoted to helping English language learners learn English. You'll find scripts of previous broadcasts, with audio files so that you can read along with programs as you listen. A revolving...
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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: Young Writers Workshop

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A wonderful collection of downloadable PDF story starters ("workshop pages") for young children. Each worksheet includes a colorful image, fun prompt and writing lines. Students can also submit their stories for publication on the site.
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SEDL

Sedl:paso Partners Integrating Math, Science & Language

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains a plethora of elementary bilingual education lessons and activities! Includes a curriculum plan, instructional strategies, activities, suggested teacher and student materials, and more. Each unit includes a Spanish translation!

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