About Us

   A  FEW ENL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The Northern Region ENL PLC began in 2012 when Laura Stevens (lavilestevens@gmail.com) agreed 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.  A small group formed and quickly grew to over 120! Pat Marzola of West Genesee CSD later took on the communications role, and Katie Knapp (kknapp@liverpool.k12.ny.us.com) joined us in 2025!.  Lynn Shafer Willner of WIDA is also a valuable member of our group! This group's desire is to 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 in Northern and Central New York.

SOME OF OUR HELPFUL RESOURCES 

Learning From Home     Supporting Immigrant Students    Learning English & Translation Help

New-The Science of Reading for ELLs/MLLs    Teaching ELLS to Read       My ENL Page

Our New ENL Toolkit   ppt          Answers to Common ENL Questions    slideshow        

Back to School for ELLs                What Does an ENL Teacher Do? 

Beginner/Newcomer Resources        A Few ENL Padlets   Immigration & Education

Stages of Second (New) Language Acquisition       SupportEd LLC

English/Spanish Resources for ELL Families     ELL Support Articles (OCM-BOCES)

Multilingual Resources  Chart          Colorin Colorado Website (EnglishSpanish)

Best Strategies for Teaching ELLs      Back to School Checklist

Teaching Reading to ELLs         Back to School Activities

Teaching Writing to ELLs         Rooted Linguistics       Bridges

 ELL Family Engagement          ENL Tech Toolbox   

  SIFE/SLIFE Students                 Text Resources    

       Collaboration and Co-Teaching           Literacy Activity Ideas  (Padlet)

      Language Difference or Disability       The Go-To Strategies-Scaffolding for ELLs

      Retention of ELLs and RTI          Infographics      Simply Speaking Book

       NYSESLAT Information              MLLS and the Science of Reading

       Podcasts, Games & Activities    Literacy for ELLs      ESL in the News

Translation Tools & Stories/Activities     Tan Huynh's Podcasts

Vital ENL Contacts   Comparison Chart: Language Difference vs. Disability

End of the Year Activities and Summer Support   ENL Newsletters

Secondary Resources  How to Support Immigrant Students/Families

Cultural Celebration Ideas       Useful ENL Resources

Damaging Myths About ELLs      Migrant Outreach   The Science of Reading & Our ENL Tips

ELL 2.0     ENL Curriculum Resources   Supporting ELLs with Disabilities