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Easy & Effective Writing Lessons for English Language Learners: Scaffolded Writing Assignments That Help ELLs Succeed in the Mainstream Classroom

By: Marilyn Bogusch Pryle

Drawing on more than fifteen years' experience teaching English language learners, Marilyn Pryle has designed and classroom-tested these ten writing assignments that support the particular needs of ELLs.

Watch & Learn: ELL Strategies in Middle and High School

Colorín Colorado is pleased to present Watch & Learn, an online professional development series for educators of ELLs!

Tips for Educators of ELLs: Reading in Grades 4-6

How to scaffold reading comprehension questions for ELLs

Michelle shares her strategies for scaffolding her students' reading comprehension with examples from "A Christmas Carol."

Beyond word walls

Janet describes some strategies for scaffolding that go beyond the traditional word wall. See more of the interview: http://www.colorincolorado.org/multimedia/experts/video/davis/

Writing Instruction for English Learners: A Focus on Genre

By: Eugenia Mora-Flores

Moving beyond the writing process, this useful resource is filled with activities and graphic organizers to help students understand and then produce various types of writing: narrative, expository, persuasive and poetic.

Recent CCSS for ELLs Resource Roundup

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: Developing Reading Engagement

Learning to Read in the Computer Age is part of a series entitled From Reading Research to Practice, edited by Jeanne Chall.

Michelle Lawrence Biggar

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

Unlocking English Learners' Potential: Strategies for Making Content Accessible

By: Diane Staehr Fenner Sydney Snyder

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.

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