ELE Program Resources

Family Resources

FAQs on Free and Reduced Lunch, Health Insurance, and Hearing Screenings (see Translations for Portuguese and Spanish)

Community Support Services (medical, legal, food, and so on)

HelpSteps app (instant social service referrals translated by Google Translate)

English Classes for Adults

English Learner Family Toolkit (from U.S. Office of Language Acquisition)

WIDA Videos for Parents

Welcome Videos

Florence Sawyer School Welcome Video (Spanish)

Curriculum

ELA Education Resources Library (lesson plans, guidance, and videos)

ELs with Disabilities (see end of our ELs and SPED page for more resources)

• ELP Standards for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
• Identification and Services for ELs with Disabilities
• Successfully Exiting ELs with Significant Cognitive Disabilities from ELE Program
• ALTELLA Project (best practices for teaching ELs with disabilities)
• WIDA: Identifying ELs with Specific Learning Disabilities

Federal Guidance and Tools

U.S. Office of Language Acquisition Homepage

Dear Colleague Letter (federal laws for EL programs, with helpful information on special education decisions)

Dear Colleague Letter Addendum (additional clarification)

Legal Rights of ELs

English Learner Toolkit (chapter 6 has great information on ELs with disabilities)

English Learner Data Story

Barriers for Adolescent and Adult ELs

Tech Tools for Teaching ELs

Regional Education Laboratory (ask research questions and find answers)