Common Core Basics for ELLs

What Should I Know About Common Core and ELLs?

Common Core and ELLs: An Introduction

In this series written for Colorín Colorado, ELL expert Susan Lafond answers questions about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and discusses the implications for ELLs.

• Part I: Overview — An introduction written in an FAQ-format to the CCSS, their goals, and what the standards documents do and do not include
• Part II: Key Shifts in Language Arts and Literacy — An explanation of what's new in the CCSS English Language Arts/Literacy standards and how these changes will impact ELL instruction

Presentation: The Road to the Common Core

This presentation prepared by our Common Core blogger, Dr. Diane Staehr Fenner, and R. Karlene McCormick-Lee provides a basic introduction to the standards, ELL considerations, and sample strategies for ELL instruction.

Common Core Resources from TESOL

TESOL International Association (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) has published a number of valuable documents in its Common Core resource section that address the opportunities and challenges that the standards present PreK-12 English language learners and their teachers.

Highlights include:

• TESOL Connections Special Issue on the CCSS (December 2012)
• Issue Brief: Common Core and ELLs (March 2013)
• The Changing Role of the ESL Teacher (April 2013)

Learn more: For additional information about these resources, take a look at our related posts on the Common Core and ELLs blog!

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.