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.
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Growing Readers
Written especially for parents, Growing Readers (formerly Ed Extras) provides monthly tips for raising strong readers and writers. Schools and PTAs can add these preformatted briefs to their parent newsletters. Growing Readers is also a great resource for libraries and community literacy organizations. The one- or two-page articles are available as a PDF in both English and Spanish.
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Science vs. Science Fiction
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All Ed Extras
Science vs. Science Fiction
In English |
In Spanish |
Think Like an Inventor
In English |
In Spanish |
Developing Research and Information Literacy
In English |
In Spanish |
The Vocabulary of Science
In English |
In Spanish |
How to Read Nonfiction Text
In English |
In Spanish |
Share What You Discover! Publishing Your Work
In English |
In Spanish |
Creating Bar Graphs
In English |
In Spanish |
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
In English |
In Spanish |
Cause and Effect
In English |
In Spanish |
Teaching Sequence
In English |
In Spanish |
Patterns and Categorizing
In English |
In Spanish |
Recording Observations: Capturing and Sharing Images
In English |
In Spanish |
Recording Observations: Journals and Field Notes
In English |
In Spanish |
Measure Up!
In English |
In Spanish |
Making Predictions
In English |
In Spanish |
STEM Tools at Home
In English |
In Spanish |
Steps in the Scientific Process
In English |
In Spanish |
How to Read a Report Card
In English |
In Spanish |
Outdoor Explorations
In English |
In Spanish |
Homework Tips for Parents
In English |
In Spanish |
Mission Critical: Reading Together to Build Critical Thinking Skills
In English |
In Spanish |
No More Morning Madness!
In English |
In Spanish |
Beat the Heat with Your Weather Page
In English |
In Spanish |
Book Swap for Kids
In English |
In Spanish |
Environmental Print
In English |
In Spanish |
Poems at Home
In English |
In Spanish |
The Importance of Reading Widely
In English |
In Spanish |
Social Skills in Preschool
In English |
In Spanish |
Use Words to Teach Words
In English |
In Spanish |
Good Night, Sleep Tight: Preschoolers and Sleep
In English |
In Spanish |
When to Call Your Child's Teacher
In English |
In Spanish |
Choosing a Preschool
In English |
In Spanish |
How to Read With a Squiggly Baby (or Toddler!)
In English |
In Spanish |
Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, and Vision
In English |
In Spanish |
Use a PEER When You Read Aloud
In English |
In Spanish |
Picture This! Using Mental Imagery While Reading
In English |
In Spanish |
Does My Preschooler Have Delayed Development?
In English |
In Spanish |
Playing with Word Sounds: Stretch and Shorten
In English |
In Spanish |
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Math and Literacy for Preschoolers
In English |
In Spanish |
Listen and Look at Back-to-School Night
In English |
In Spanish |
Back-to-School, for Parents!
In English |
In Spanish |
Building Your Child's Vocabulary
In English |
In Spanish |
The Night Before the Museum
In English |
In Spanish |
Grocery Store Literacy for Preschoolers
In English |
In Spanish |
Grocery Store Literacy
In English |
In Spanish |
Rediscover Your Public Library
In English |
In Spanish |
Developing Writing and Spelling at Home
In English |
In Spanish |
Successful Transition to Kindergarten for Learners Who May Be at Risk for Learning Disabilities
In English |
In Spanish |
Reading for Meaning with Your Child
In English |
In Spanish |
A Fresh Look at Your Home Library
In English |
In Spanish |
Playing with Words
In English |
In Spanish |
Handwriting: What's Normal, What's Not
In English |
In Spanish |
Healthy Hearing
In English |
In Spanish |
Creating a Home Library
In English |
In Spanish |
Summer Learning, Side-by-Side
In English |
In Spanish |
The Role of Fathers in Their Child's Literacy Development: Pre-K
In English |
In Spanish |
The Role of Fathers in Their Child's Literacy Development: K-3
In English |
In Spanish |
Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
In English |
In Spanish |
Preparing Your Child for Testing
In English |
In Spanish |
Developing Writing and Spelling at Home: Pre-K
In English |
In Spanish |
Making Reading Relevant: Read, Learn, and Do! (K-3)
In English |
In Spanish |
Making Reading Relevant: Read, Learn, and Do! (Pre-K)
In English |
In Spanish |
New Year's Resolution: Help Your Kids Do Well in School This Year
In English |
In Spanish |
Start the New Year Off Right: Resolve to Raise a Reader!
In English |
In Spanish |
Creating Learning Traditions
In English |
In Spanish |
Learning That's Hands-On Holiday Fun (Pre-K)
In English |
In Spanish |
The Parent-Teacher Conference (Pre-K)
In English |
In Spanish |
The Parent-Teacher Conference
In English |
In Spanish |
Beginning Readers: Look! I Can Read This!
In English |
In Spanish |
Emergent Readers: Look! That's My Letter!
In English |
In Spanish |
Easing Into Preschool
In English |
In Spanish |
Easing Back Into School
In English |
In Spanish |
Use Summer Fun to Build Background Knowledge
In English |
In Spanish |
Talking Counts!
In English |
In Spanish |
Take a Break, but Bring a Book!
In English |
In Spanish |
Recognizing Reading Problems
In English |
In Spanish |
Nursery Rhymes: Not Just for Babies!
In English |
In Spanish |
Finding and Sharing Great Kids' Books
In English |
In Spanish |
Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension
In English |
In Spanish |
Ready to Read
In English |
In Spanish |
New Year's Resolution: Help Your Kids Do Great in School
In English |
In Spanish |
Common Signs of Dyslexia
In English |
In Spanish |
Writing and Spelling Ideas to Use with Kids
In English |
In Spanish |
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