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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.

A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners

Working with Parents of English Language Learners

Working with Parents of English Language Learners

Welcome to Colorín Colorado, the leading website for teachers
and parents of English Language Learners! Here you'll find lots
of articles, resources, and ideas to support ELLs at school and
at home. Also, don't miss the resources on adolescent ELLs featured this month on our sister site, AdLit.org!


Parent Outreach with Families of ELLs


As the school year kicks into high gear, you may be looking for ways to develop stronger relationships with your students' parents. Colorín Colorado's new Building Strong Parent-Teacher Partnerships section has lots of great resources about everything from increasing parent involvement, to parent-teacher conferences with the families of ELLs (also available in Spanish).

This month's features

Get Ready for Election Day!

America Votes

If you are interested in bringing the local, state, or presidential election to your classroom, check out our new section on getting ready for the election! We've included links to children's booklists, lesson plans and websites full of ideas you can use in the classroom.

American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month

Birchbark House

American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month takes place each November and is a great way to celebrate the traditions and cultures of the first Americans. ColorinColorado.org salutes the rich history and culture of Native Americans with games, books, activities, and fun! Also, don't miss our American Indian Heritage booklist or the Reading Rockets Native American stories booklist!

Highlights

Book of the Month

My Name Is Gabito

My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez / Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márquez is the latest bilingual picture book by Monica Brown. Brown provides children with a simple introduction to magical realism by showing how young Gabriel's surroundings and imagination merged in fantastic ways. Beautiful illustrations complement the lyrical text.

November Feature

Mama, Do You Love Me?

Mama, Do You Love Me? tells a beautiful and timeless story about a daughter's attempt to find the limit of her mother's love. Barbara Lavallee's exquisite illustrations of Alaska, with their exaggeratedly foreshortened perspective and rich tones of violet, blue-gray, and gray-green, tell of an easy declaration that is pushed, pushed, and pushed.

Thanksgiving Tales

Celebrate Thanksgiving Day with Beto and Gaby

If you are looking for bilingual or Spanish-language books to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, check out our bilingual booklist, Thanksgiving Tales! From "The First Thanksgiving Feast," to "Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey," Colorín Colorado has just the book you need to teach your English language learners about Thanksgiving.

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Social Networking with Colorín Colorado

Colorin Colorado on Facebook

Colorín Colorado now has a fan page on Facebook. Check us out and become a fan today!

We are also on Twitter, so sign up to follow our twitters and be the first to now what's new and exciting on Colorín Colorado.

Reading Rockets' Newest Show: Toddling Toward Reading

Reba McEntire

Hosted by Reba McEntire, Toddling Toward Reading looks at what it takes to give our preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. This is the 10th episode in the Reading Rockets' "Launching Young Readers" series and is now airing on PBS, so check your local listings!