Preparing America’s students for success. We’ve created an in-depth resource section featuring fifty strategies for teaching english language learners pdf and resources to help educators, administrators, and families to work together around this complex topic.
This resource section about teaching English language learners is filled with strategies, ideas, recommendations, resources, videos, and news from the ELL field. Resources are organized by the topics below. ESL teachers have a variety of important roles in their schools and districts. Some may be assigned to a specific grade or students, while others travel from building to building each day. Learn more about the unique opportunity that ESL teachers have to collaborate, advocate, and lead their colleagues in the resources below.
These booklists for children celebrate a wide range of cultures, languages, and experiences. They are perfect for read-alouds and bedtime stories, as well as for author studies! You can also get to know some of the featured authors in our Meet the Authors section. If you’re looking for books for older kids and teenagers, take a look at these booklists for grades 4-12 organized by topic and representing a wide range of cultures and perspectives. Thoughout the year, there are lots of opportunities to celebrate different cultures, events, and holidays with books!
Here are some of the events that we highlight each year, along with recommended classroom resources, booklists, videos, and activities. Colorín Colorado’s rich library of video content includes classroom videos from schools around the country, professional development webcasts, and interviews with educators, administrators, researchers, and authors of children’s and young adult literature. Colorín Colorado’s professional development webcasts on ELL topics feature a 45-minute video program, which includes discussion with educators and researchers from the field, recommended readings, and suggested discussion questions. This section offers school leaders with growing ELL populations ideas and strategies to create an environment in which ELLs can succeed.