Resources for Mainstream

Teachers of ELLs

General Suggestions for Supporting ELLS in the Mainstream Classrooms 


Examples of Instructional Strategies Linked to Appropriate Language Acquisition Stages : 

Strategies in Stages

Content instruction for teachers of ELLs 

Edmentum article: 7 Strategies for Supporting ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom

Unlocking the Research on English Learners : What We Know—and Don’t Yet Know—about Effective Instruction

14 wonderful Bloom's Taxonomy posters 

Teaching Strategies for ELLs

 Examples of Instructional Strategies Linked to  Language Acquisition Stages: 

www.colorincolorado.org/article/language-acquisition-overview

 Supporting ELLS in the Science Classroom

Supporting ELLs in the Math Classroom

Supporting ELLs in the Social Studies Classroom

Supporting ELLs in the Art Classroom

Resource guide for art educators

How to support ELLs in art class

Supporting ELLs in the Music Classroom

For music teachers

Music and English language learning

 Supporting ELLs in Physical Education Class

The P.E. teacher as a teacher of English
Tools for physical education teachers

Click on the NJ DOE emblem above to find a wealth of valuable information about Title III and ESL/Bilingual Education --

Teachers of ELLs will find the ELL Modules very helpful - look under "Professional Development"

Educational Services for Immigrant Children and Those Recently Arrived to the United States 

"There is no equality of treatment merely by providing students with the same facilities, textbooks, teachers, and curriculum; for students who do not understand English are effectively foreclosed from any meaningful education. "     Lau v. Nichols (1974)

Websites for Teachers  ( all this information is taken gratefully from: https://www.state.nj.us/education/bilingual/resources/websites/teachers.htm )

The following list contains no-cost, content resources for teachers who work with English language learners (ELLs).