This section offers building and district leaders ideas on how to support ELL success and partner effectively with ELL families during COVID-19. It also includes related resources for further exploration.
Social-emotional support for ELL & immigrant students during COVID-19
Nathaniel Provencio, Associate Superintendent of Prince William County Schools in Northern Virginia, talks about the impact of COVID-19 on his district's immigrant families, as well as the importance of social-emotional support for students during this
Kellie Jones: Lessons Learned During COVID-19
Kellie Jones, Director of Bilingual Education in Brockton, MA, talks about her team's experience during COVID-19 and how they are all taking care of each other.
In this article written for Colorín Colorado, ELL expert Beth Skelton shares strategies for developing ELLs' language skills across all four domains of language (reading, writing, speaking, and listening).
If your child is having a hard time at school or at home, it may be difficult to know how to get help. These resources offer some ideas for getting started, explain how to work with your child's school to get the right support, and provide information
Crisp air and gray skies beckon a little girl to thoroughly investigate the outside world: chipmunks, squirrels, insects, and fallen leaves all hint that a change of season is coming.
With spring come April showers. It's time to put on a raincoat, grab an umbrella, and head outdoors. The worms like rain, and so do the fish and frogs. But what about the cat and dog?
Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs.
Learn how middle and high schools can partner with multilingual families to support older ELLs' success. This article includes strategies, recommended resources, and videos featuring educator voices.