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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. 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 has lots of great resources about everything from increasing parent involvement to parent-teacher conferences with the families of ELLs in our new Building Strong Teacher-Parent Partnership section.

This month's features

October Is LD Month!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Learning Disabilities Month is a time to appreciate the inspiring determination and courage shown by children and adults with learning disabilities. Take a look at the informative and engaging resources offered by our sister site, LD OnLine, for LD Month!

For information on ELLs with LD, please see:

Colorín Colorado Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Hispanic Heritage Month is a wonderful time to share rich cultural experiences with your students and learn about their diverse backgrounds. Colorín Colorado has compiled a wide array of Hispanic Heritage resources for the classroom, including bilingual booklists and multimedia lesson plans. You may also enjoy watching interviews with some of our favorite children's book authors in our Meet the Author section.

New! Hispanic Heritage Month Booklist

Harvesting Hope

Find books about Hispanic Heritage that you and your children or students are sure to enjoy! Some books on our recommended lists are bilingual. Others are in either English or Spanish. We've included a variety of topics and authors from Latin America and the United States.

Don't miss the Hispanic Heritage booklist for teens from our sister site, AdLit.org!

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!

Highlights

Book of the Month

No English

No English is the story of two second-grade girls who become friends after overcoming a language barrier. This is a wonderful selection for all classrooms, especially those in which students speak different languages. An accompanying Teacher's Guide* also provides activities and discussion questions.

From the Heart: Jacqueline Jules

Jacqueline Jules

Jacqueline Jules, an elementary school librarian and children's writer, is the author of our Book of the Month, No English. In this exclusive interview with Colorín Colorado, Ms. Jules discusses her writing, the students that inspired the story of No English, and ways to encourage reading with English language learners.

Fall into Reading!

In the Leaves

Can you see it? Do you feel it? Change is on the way! Soon, the days will become shorter and trees will change their color. You can sense each of these changes as you read about playing in leaves or watch an apple tree bear fruit in the books from Reading Rockets' Change Is in the Air booklist.

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Social Networking with Colorín Colorado

Colorin Colorado on Facebook

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