Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
ELL Student Success: The Path to College
For English language learners, the challenges of going to and applying to college can be overwhelming. ELL teachers can play an important role, however, by helping students prepare for and navigate the application process. This section features a number of articles with great ideas for ways that ELL educators can support their students as they consider their future plans.
Getting Ready for College: What ELL Students Need to Know
For ELLs, the challenges of going to college and finding the right opportunities can be overwhelming, but ELL teachers can play an important role helping students apply to college and preparing for the application process as well. This month's Bright Ideas article offers some great ideas for ways that you can support ELL students as they consider their future plans.
Creating a College-Going Culture for English Language Learners
Some English language learners may not know what to expect from the college application process. Others don't start thinking about college until their junior or senior year. One way to ensure that students are prepared to apply for college is to create a college-going culture in your school and across your district. This article offers some ideas for how to get started!
Getting ELLs on the College Track
Interview with Colorín Colorado advisor, Christine Rowland, about the ways she helps her ELL students through the college application process. She discusses what she learned from year to year, as well as ways she motivated her students to continue the process once they got started.
Providing the Right Learning Opportunities for Latino Student Success
Interview with Dr. Frances Contreras about her research on Latino students and educational opportunities. Dr. Contreras is also featured in Colorín Colorado's Meet the Experts Podcast Series, in which she discusses the importance of mentors, extra-curricular activities, and a strong college-going culture for Latino students, in addition to her parents' influence on her educational achievement.
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Colorín Colorado is a free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs, also known as students of English as a second language).
Colorín Colorado is produced by Reading Rockets — an educational service of WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital. Original artwork by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator David Diaz is used with permission.
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