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

Back-to-School Resources for English Language Learners

Back-to-School Resources for 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.


Back-to-School Resources for ELLs

Our back-to-school section for educators offer lots of great ideas for getting the school year off to a good start, and don’t miss our updated back-to-school section for parents with numerous bilingual articles and resources.

New! Academic Language Webcast

Colorín Colorado webcast: Academic language instruction for English language learners

This new Colorín Colorado webcast features Dr. Robin Scarcella and provides an overview to academic language instruction for English language learners, as well as teaching strategies, activity ideas, and recommended resources.



New! Reading Tips for ELL Teachers (Grades 4-12)

Reading Tip Sheets for Teachers

Colorín Colorado and the American Federation of Teachers have collaborated to develop new bilingual tip sheets focused on reading instruction for teachers of older English language learners. These tip sheets include information on vocabulary instruction and age-appropriate reading strategies.

Highlights

Book of the Month

Quinito, Day and Night/Quinito, Día y Noche
By Ina Cumpiano
Illustrated by José Ramírez

Quinito, Day and Night/Quinito, Día y Noche

Ina Cumpiano and José Ramírez bring young readers an engaging story about young Quinito, his family, and his daily activities. The bilingual story shows how opposites play an important part of Quinito's life. Ideal for young children learning English/Spanish vocabulary.

Special Feature for August
Stories for the Summer Olympics

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman

Experience the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and the general fun of the Olympics with these recommended "gold medal" books for kids! These winning titles include children's nonfiction, poetry, and picture books.

This month's features

Creating a 'Welcome Kit' for New ELLs

It is important for school administrators and staff help new ELL students make a smooth transition into school and ease their anxiety, especially if they enroll throughout the school year. One way to help these students feel welcome and get them prepared for success in school is to present them with a "Welcome Kit." This month's Bright Ideas article offers ideas for what kinds of materials and supplies to include in an ELL Welcome Kit.

How to Support Refugee Students in the ELL Classroom

Many ELL teachers may work with refugee students in the classroom, particularly in a region of the country where large refugee communities are settling. This Bright Ideas article explores the unique challenges that both refugee students and their teachers face, as well as a number of suggestions of ways to address those challenges and a list of useful resources.

Don't miss

Colorín Colorado Review: IGUANA Magazine

Iguana Magazine

IGUANA Magazine is a Spanish-language children's magazine published for kids ages 7 to 12.

Each issue is filled with stories, games, puzzles, interviews with prominent Latinos, recipes, project ideas, jokes, articles and more! To learn more about the magazine, read Colorín Colorado's official review!

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