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.
Common Core State Standards and English Language Learners
The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS) is a state-led effort to establish a single set of clear educational standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics that states can share and voluntarily adopt. This resource section from Colorin Colorado offers an overview of the CCSS and explores what the new standards will mean for English language learners (ELLs).
Section Highlights
Overview: What are the Common Core State Standards?
This section includes information about the creation of the new standards, the organizations involved in the initiative, and the states that have adopted the standards.
CCSS: District Planning and Implementation
As districts begin to discuss the implementation of the new Common Core State Standards, they are having important conversations about instruction, professional development, and collaboration. These resources provide a window into the processes that some districts and the organizations that are supporting their efforts are experiencing.
ELLs and the Common Core State Standards
This section discusses the opportunities and challenges that the Common Core State Standards offer English language learners, their educators, and districts, as well as implementation strategies presented by ELL experts.
Parent Resources
Students and parents have an important role to play in the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. These articles offer some questions for discussion, as well as tips sheets with information for parents.
Recommended Resources
These resources provide additional information and discussion regarding the Common Core State Standards from educational and media organizations.
Video Interviews
In these expert interviews with Colorín Colorado, educators and policy makers discuss the reasons why the Common Core State Standards present an important opportunity for English language learners, as well as some the challenges of implementing the CCSS effectively with ELLs.
Acknowledgements
Our Common Core State Standards resource section is made possible by generous grants from the Carnegie Corporation and the American Federation of Teachers Innovation Fund.
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