This week we'd like to take a break from text-dependent questions to share some resources with you on implementing the Common Core with ELLs that have become available recently.
Learning to Read in the Computer Age is part of a series entitled From Reading Research to Practice, edited by Jeanne Chall.
In this book, Joanne Yatvin offers a variety of techniques for teaching writing that will motivate all students, while also providing ELLs with the supports they need.
This article reviews research concerning literacy engagement and motivation of adolescent ELL students as well as native speakers in content-area classrooms.
Scripting Lesson Plans
1st-grade teachers discuss the process of carefully scripting ELL lesson plans aligned to the Common Core, as well as the level of scaffolding and detail needed ...
Previewing content is an important step in scaffolding new content for ELLs.
Suddenly I’m hearing about many new resources focused on teaching CCSS-based mathematics to ELLs, as well as updates from the field and I’ll share them with you in this post.
Michelle Lawrence Biggar is a high school ESL teacher at the International Preparatory School at Grover Cleveland High School in Buffalo, NY and is featured in Colorín Colorado's Watch & Learn seri
Content teachers and ESOL teachers, take special note: if you’re looking for a single resource to help your English learners meet the same challenging content standards as their English-proficient peers, your search is complete.
Here are some tips for talking about tough topics and current events when they come up in the classroom.