Developing an Effective Rural ENL  Program

Providing leadership to English language learners is a novel challenge for school districts in some unlikely places. Committed, knowledgeable school leaders in rural and suburban districts across the country are moving to keep pace with their rapidly growing ELL populations in a quickly changing learning environment. It is also a challenge in larger school districts now.

We have provided helpful information here to get you started in your quest for a successful rural and suburban ENL program for your ELL students. Included here are some presentations relating to second language development.  There are also articles/videos developed specifically for school leaders of ELLs. Please consider your ENL teachers as your language development experts who can provide guidance to your staff regarding ELLs in the general classroom and online.

ELL Support Docs (padlet) Liesl Coope

Important Topics to Include

ELL Content Resources (padlet)

ENL Strategies for Content Area Teachers (padlet)

9 Ways to Support ELLs in the General Classrooms

Writing For ELLs

Beginner ENL Resources