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.
Utah
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As of the 2007-2008 school year, Utah's schools were home to more than 52,000 English language learners (ELLs), which marks a 37.5% increase from the 1997-1998 school year (NCELA, 2010). The top five languages or language groups spoken by ELLs in Utah are Spanish, Korean, Navajo, French, and Vietnamese (EPE, 2009).
State ELL Resources
State Agency: Utah State Office of Education
ELL Website: Title III — Part A, ELL Services
ELL Identification
The state website offers information about ELL identification.
ELP Standards & Assessment
ELP Standards: ELP Proficiency Levels* (PDF)
ELP Assessment: Utah Academic Language Proficiency Assessment [UALPA]
Statewide Standards-Based Assessment
Additional Information
NCELA: Title III Information
Common Core State Standards: Yes
AFT Utah is the state's affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers.
Intermountain TESOL, an affiliate of International TESOL, provides professional development for ESL teachers in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Utah Education Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.
Utah State Parent Information Resource Centers
The Utah Parent Information Center (UPIRC) serves all families statewide, especially underserved populations, with strategies to assist them in helping their children to succeed in school and assist schools/districts with implementation of quality parent involvement policies and strategies.
References
Editorial Projects in Education (EPE). "Most Common Non-English Languages Spoken by ELL Youths, by State." Perspectives on a Population: English-Language Learners in American Schools (Education Week's Quality Counts 2009 Report). Pg. 13. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2009/01/08/index.html. January 2009.
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. Utah Rate of EL Growth (1997/98-2007/08). Compiled July 2010 and retrieved from http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/t3sis/state/utah/data.
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