Colorín Colorado - This website offers 5 challenges regarding ELLs and specific advice for addressing each challenge.
Colorín Colorado - This resource section covers many topics, including grade-level strategies and ideas for teaching more advanced reading and writing skills such as those required by the Common Core State Standards.
Colorín Colorado - In this article, ELL instructional strategies are given based on the five components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
Larry Ferlazzo - Ferlazzo is a well-known teacher, author, and blogger who writes about teaching ELLs. His website is very comprehensive and has several teaching ideas and resources for teachers and students.
Here is a detailed list of links on his site to articles and resources for teaching ELLs.
Cult of Pedagogy - You have a new student, and he speaks no English. His family has just moved to the U.S. How can you be a good teacher to someone who barely understands you? Below, ideas classroom teachers can do to improve instruction for ELL students. These 12 strategies are simple, they are not very time consuming, and best of all, they will help everyone in your class learn better:
BOCES / LI-BERN - A quick reference guide to each of the 7 models of co-teaching.
BOCES / LI-BERN - A more detailed presentation about the definition, teacher roles, and general guidelines within ENL integrated co-teaching in the classroom.
Teacher Channel - We've partnered with the National Education Association (NEA) on a new series aiming to show some of the "invisible work" that goes into successful teaching. In this series, we get to see the end-result classroom lessons and the planning that went into crafting them.
Here, we see two second grade teachers collaborate to plan and teach a Common Core-aligned lesson about soil.
The lessons are inspiring, but most notable is Tita and Mari's relationship. The way they inspire and respect each other sets the groundwork for their powerful collaboration, generating great results for their students.
Colorín Colorado - These resources provide guidance on how to build your students' literacy foundation as well as guidance on using a child's native language as part of their literacy development.
Colorín Colorado - These articles provide explicit guidance, as well as age-appropriate tips for instruction.
Colorín Colorado - Before you begin to work with your ELLs, these preparation strategies will make your reading instruction more productive and effective.
Teaching Channel - How do we ensure that our EL students not only gain access to the core curriculum but also succeed in meeting standards like their native-speaker counterparts? Here's a quick guide to classroom elements that matter in supporting EL achievement.