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.
Resources for ELLs in Grades 4-6
This section features a number of resources focused on ELLs in upper elementary grades.
Topics include the "fourth-grade slump," and the transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn."
Articles
Tip Sheets
These tips offer some great ways to help your upper elementary English language learners (ELLs) become confident and successful readers.
Webcasts
Reading to Learn: ELLs in Grades 4-6
What can teachers do to make the transition into the upper elementary grades less difficult, especially for their ELLs?
Featuring Dr. Nonie Lesaux, this webcast addresses the challenges facing English language learners — and their teachers — in grades 4-6.
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My favorite part of the site is definitely the topics from A-Z. The topics are extensive and the advice is amazing. I use this stuff in Australia and recommend it to other teachers here!
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