The NYCPS TRANSLATE Curriculum honors the linguistic assets of adolescent multilingual English language learners (ELLs) while ensuring that the literacy skills found in The Science of Reading are in place for Entering & Emerging ELLs in the secondary grades. By helping teachers unlock all the language skills that their students bring to school and by engaging students in rich and challenging grade-level texts, TRANSLATE provides a culturally and linguistically responsive approach to Stand-alone ENL instruction that is systematic, direct, engaging, success oriented, and accelerates students' abilities to learn through core instruction in English.

Link to the NYCPS TRANSLATE Curriculum and Professional Learning resources

Formative assessment can create meaningful learning opportunities for Multilingual Learners and English Language Learners (MLs and ELLs) and strengthen the learning relationship with their teachers. This resource is designed to outline the different modes that formative assessment can take and explore the purpose and benefits for MLs and ELLs. Educators are provided with examples of the four different modes: Self-Reflection, Student-to-Student(s), Student-to-Teacher, and Teacher-to-Whole Class. 

Link to the Formative Assessment for MLs and ELLs, K-12 

To support the equitable and inclusive instruction of MLs and ELLs, the Office of Multilingual Learners has scaffolded units across content areas from the most commonly used core curricula in the NYC DOE. To view our units, visit our webpage.

Link to Scaffolded Core Curriculum Units

This document consolidates resources that support newly arrived multilingual learners/English language learners (MLs/ELLs) and immigrant students, including newcomer ELLs. It includes resources that schools can share with students and families when they first enroll in your school. 

Link to Resources for Newly Arrived Multilingual Learners and Immigrant Students

SIFEshare is an interactive professional learning network designed to support educators in NYC Public Schools as they build strong learning communities with SIFE (Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education).

Link to SIFEshare

Building strong and equitable school-wide literacy practices for diverse learners is an ongoing and continuous process. Using this tool, instructional leaders can engage in an analysis of school-wide systems, structures, and programs that are specific to serving their multilingual/English language learners (MLs and ELLs). Developing and strengthening an integrated multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) that meets all the criteria listed in this tool requires a sustained commitment over time. Therefore, instructional leaders should use this tool to identify those anchor areas and features that are of highest priority.

Link to the Instructional Leadership Tool for Data-based Decision-making for MLs and ELLs

Our self-paced, asynchronous modules allow busy educators to strengthen their pedagogical practices that ensure academic and social-emotional success for our linguistically and culturally diverse learners.

Our instructional resources are reformatted into modules to better accommodate busy educators. These self-paced modules allow educators to progress at their own pace and are for professional growth only. CTLE hours for New York State are not provided.

These modules are grouped into three major "branches" of learning: Advanced Literacies, Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework, and Quality Education for MLs/ELLs. 

To access these modules, click on the any of the content areas in the navigation pane found at the top of this web page.