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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Explore this section and discover useful web resources to help our current and future generations of English language learners succeed. Parents and educators will find links to educational and Hispanic organizations as well as resources and activities to promote literacy. These links will take you to websites outside of ColorinColorado.org.

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I have referred Colorín Colorado to all of the bilingual instructors in my district. One of the biggest challenges we face is getting the parents to support reading at home.
~ Emily J.

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Major support for Colorín Colorado is provided by the American Federation of Teachers. Additional support comes from the National Institute for Literacy and the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

Why the name "Colorín Colorado"?

Colorín Colorado is a free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs, also known as students of English as a second language).

Colorín Colorado is produced by Reading Rockets — an educational service of WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital. Original artwork by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator David Diaz is used with permission.

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Colorín Colorado receives major funding from the American Federation of Teachers. Additional funding is provided by the National Institute for Literacy and the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

¡Colorín Colorado! ® is a registered trademark of WETA.

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