ESL/Bilingual Resource Guide for Mainstream Teachers
For a quick guide to working with ELL students, check out this resource from the Portland Public Schools (OR).
Language Acquisition: An Overview
This article provides an overview to the stages of language acquisition, and offer strategies designed to support ELL instruction at different stages of language acquisition.
Everything ESL: Study Skills for ELLS
English language learners may need help in learning how to study for content area tests. Here are some helpful techniques that you can teach them.
Everything ESL: Twenty-Five Quick Tips for Classroom Teachers
These tips will support ELL instruction before, during, and after the lesson.
Everything ESL: Understanding Second Language Terminology
Here are some essential terms that you need to know in order to understand basic second language acquisition theory.
Everything ESL: Modifying Lessons for ELLs
This template provides a guide for modifying lesson plans to adapt to ELLs' needs.
How to Develop a Lesson Plan that Includes ELLs
This article from Colorín Colorado offers some ideas for developing effective lesson plans in ELL, mainstream, or content-area classrooms.
Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners
Report from the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth by Diane August and Timothy Shanahan.
Research-based Methods of Reading Instruction for English Language Learners, Grades K-4
Authors: Sylvia Linan-Thompson and Sharon Vaughn. A practical and accessible guide to reading instruction for ELLs that is organized around these five key components.
Colorado State Parent Information Resource Centers (Colorado Springs, CO)
The Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition provides training and technical assistance to parents and educators and enhances their abilities to establish effective home/school partnerships in order to increase student achievement.