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Information from NYSUT ELT regarding the testing window for the WIDA ACCESS and WIDA Alternate ACCESS exams will be February 1-April 9, 2027
Get Ready for Summer: Ideas for Teachers to Share with Parents This outstanding article from Reading Rockets provides teachers and parents with a variety of fun activities including websites and printables for the summer.
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This website was created by Laura Stevens and the Northern ENL PLC to assist school administrators of ELLs
in small and suburban schools in New York State.
NYSED Joins WIDA! Last NYSESLAT is 2026.Starting in the 2026-2027 school year, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) will begin using WIDA ACCESS Online, WIDA’s summative English language proficiency assessment. With this transition, New York will move from paper-based testing to online assessment . https://wida.wisc.edu/news/new-york-joins-wida-consortium-strengthening-support-multilingual-learners
The New York State Education Department has offered the Science of Reading for Multilingual
LearnersToolkit. This toolkit combines leading research on teaching literacy to ELLs and MLs
and offers guidance for teachers, school leaders and administrators. It is designed to support literacy for NYS English Language Learners and Multilingual Learners.
More: Literacy Toolkit Teaching ELLs to Read ELLs and the Science of Reading Slideshow
Reaching Out to ELL Families
How to Reach Out to Parents of ELLs
Reading Tip Sheets for ELL Parents
Useful Phrases in Many Languages Here
20 Strategies for School Leaders | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
The Rural Mural Perspective on Helping ELLs Thrive
Learn about your ELL families' culture
Support your ENL Teacher
Integrate cultural traditions and guides into classes.
LinguisticDiversity - Serving Multilingual Learners of All Ages (valentinaesl.com)
Teach vocabulary with a picture dictionary
