The Common Core's focus on language and literacy provides an opportunity to help ELLs access more rigorous materials.
These classroom video modules and lesson plan offer a model of Common Core-aligned instruction with English language learners in elementary, middle, and high school. Additional lesson plans and curriculum guidelines are featured below.
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Dr. Antero Garcia is an Assistant Professor in the English department at Colorado State University.
The following educators participated in our Common Core and ELLs project in Poughkeepsie, New York.
This checklist offers questions for reflection and professional development opportunities, in addition to specific steps that complement the strategies listed in the article.
During the school year, teachers will invite you to come to parent-teacher meetings (also called conferences). This is very common in the United States. You can also ask for a conference any time.