This website from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers articles, tip sheets and other resources you can use to meet the needs of diverse populations and promote dual language learning, including information about Head Start and ELLs.

The Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center provides training, technical assistance, and research to support states and school districts in the administration and implementation of Title III programs under the No Child Left Behind Act. Here you'll find direct links to materials NWREL has created for teachers, staff, and families; State guidance and regulations; and National clearinghouses for the most up-to-date, useful information to help you serve English Language Learners in your schools and communities.

This site by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) offers lots of information about ELL instruction. Although designed to promote instructional materials sold by ASCD, the site has a wide range of resources for ELL teachers, mainstream teachers, and content-area teachers.

The National Institute for Early Education Research has a research topic called English Language Learners that focuses on diversity issues and English-language learning in preschool.

Learning the Language is a blog sponsored by <em>Education Week</em> and written by Mary Ann Zehr. The blog tackles difficult policy questions surrounding English-language learning, explores learning innovations, and shares stories about different cultural groups.

The International Reading Association suggests resources for educators to meet the needs of English-language Learners (ELLs), including recommended reading, lesson plans, and literacy links.

The free hELLo Newsletter, produced by the Big Deal Book, is available by email subscription and online. It specifically targets K-12 and Adult ELL educators, program directors, and media specialists by providing access to imaginative and interactive Web environments and free materials.

The National Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE) is a research program designed to improve educational outcomes for ELLs by using a combination of strategies focused on readers in Grades 4-8 and teacher professional development. The CREATE Web site includes webcast seminars hosted by CREATE researchers, and listings of CREATE conferences and presentations around the country.

The English-language Learners section of the Best Evidence Encyclopedia summarizes the impact of a few online reading programs for English-language learners and other language minority students in the elementary grades.

This article describes some strategies used by two kindergarten teachers to communicate verbally and nonverbally.