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.

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Choose books that will motivate and inspire your English language learners! This section will help you explore many wonderful multicultural and bilingual children’s books that will make your ELLs exited about reading.

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Tips for Choosing Culturally Appropriate Books & Resources About Native Americans

By: Dr. Cathy Gutierrez-Gomez (2010)

10 Ways to Support ELLs in the School Library

By: Jacqueline Jules (2009)

The school library is an important resource for English language learners. It may be the first place many students and their families get experience using a lending library. What can school librarians can to show ELLs that libraries are welcoming places of entertainment and enrichment? This article offers some ideas.

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