The Northern Region ENL PLC began in 2012 when Central New York ENL professionals chose Laura Stevens to lead the group for the purpose of providing support to ENL professionals who may feel isolated and alone in a small rural or suburban setting. Over the years the desire of the group grew continuously build and expand a culture of collaboration and community while increasing our sphere of influence with ENL professionals, students, families, the community, general education teachers and education leaders. This website is the result of our desire to help school leaders of ELLs, especially those in rural and suburban school districts in NYS:
The New York State Education Department has posted new literacy briefs discussing the Science of Reading. The new literacy briefs were created to explain evidence-based literacy practices in PK-12 education.
TIMELY NEWSLETTERS FROM COLORIN COLORADO
September 2023 Newsletter-Newcomers and SIFE
October Newsletter Teaching ELLs in the Content Areas
January 2024 Newsletter New ELL Strategy Library
February Newsletter How to Support Social-Emotional Health
March 2024 Newsletter Health & Wellness, Migrant Farmworkers in CNY
April 2024 Newsletter Special Education and ELLs
May 2024 Newsletter Project Based Learning
June 2024 Newsletter Teacher Leadership & ELLs
STRATEGY OF THE MONTH:
September: PICTURE WORD INDUCTIVE MODEL
https://www.colorincolorado.org/picture-word-inductive-model
October: ANNOTATED DIAGRAM
https://www.colorincolorado.org/annotated-diagram
November: ELKONIN BOXES
https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies/elkonin-boxes
December: FRAMED PARAGRAPHS
https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies/framed-paragraphs
January: SENTENCE FRAMES & SENTENCE STARTERS
https://www.colorincolorado.org/sentence-frames
February: STORY MAPS
https://www.adlit.org/in-the-classroom/strategies/story-maps
March: The SWEL Model
https://www.colorincolorado.org/article/ell-teacher-leadership-action-swel-model
April: Navigating the Path to Successful Graduation (Padlet)
https://padlet.com/slafond/navigating-the-path-to-successful-graduation-for-mlls-5ew4liz6h7ac7da0
Reaching Out to Families Here
How to Reach Out to Parents of ELLs
International Childrens' Digital Library
Reading Tip Sheets for ELL Parents
Useful Phrases in Many Languages Here
At Home Learning Resources Distance Learning
Six Myths about Emergent Bilinguals - Language Magazine
20 Strategies for School Leaders | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
TeachersFirst: Adjusting Lessons for ENL/ESL Students
The Rural Mural Perspective on Helping ELLs Thrive
Learn about your ELL families' culture
Support your ENL Teacher
Create a welcoming environment
Provide an ENL parent school orientation for new families (*Spanish version)
Find ways to communicate through an interpreter and a communication service.
Learn key words in the home language,
Value the home language by integrating it into lessons and displays.
Integrate cultural traditions and guides into classes.
Provide training on ENL teaching strategies ENL Toolkit
New to Teaching ELLs? | Colorín Colorado (colorincolorado.org)
50 Alternatives To Lecturing In The ENL Classroom - Teaching (teachthought.com)
LinguisticDiversity - Serving Multilingual Learners of All Ages (valentinaesl.com)
Teach vocabulary with a picture dictionary
