Language Arts Instruction for ELLs
Teaching language arts and literature to English language learners (ELLs) provides rich opportunities for language and literacy development. These resources offer ideas for helping ELLs succeed with grade-level texts and work towards the rigorous demands of the Common Core and other language arts standards. Resources also include ideas for language arts in ELLs' native languages, such as Spanish.
Featured Articles
- Writing Poetry with English Language Learners
- Introducing and Reading Poetry with English Language Learners
- Primary Sources, the Library of Congress and English Learners
- Teacher Reflections: Common Core Language Arts and ELLs
- Literature Circles
Blog Posts
- Background Knowledge: A Key to Close Reading with ELLs
- Teaching Informational Text to ELLs
- Writing with the Common Core: Considerations for ELLs (Part 1)
- Analysis of a PARCC ELA Assessment Task Through an ELL Lens (Part 1)
- Writing "Just Right" Research Questions: Strategies for ELLs
Related Video
Why drawing conclusions is hard for ELLs
Re-teaching a lesson on drawing conclusions
Juan Felipe Herrera: Teaching Poetry
Higher-level questions: Thinking about magic
Answering guiding questions with middle school ELLs
Introducing different versions of "Cinderella"
Making Dual-Language Immersion Work
Literature for ELLs (with Michalle Lawrence Biggar)
Reading non-fiction text with high school ELLs
Learning about genre
Introducing "Burro's Tortillas"
Classroom Strategies for 4th-Grade Language Arts
Teaching "A Christmas Carol"
Research and Reports
- What Does Text Complexity Mean for English Learners and Language Minority Students?
- The Role of English Teachers in Educating English Language Learners (ELLs)
- Advancing Our Students' Language and Literacy: The Challenge of Complex Texts
- Beyond Comprehension: We Have Yet to Adopt a Common Core Curriculum That Builds Knowledge Grade by Grade, But We Need To
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ELL News
- Opinion: What Is America to Me?The New York Times| August 04, 2017
- How One Poet Is Helping Chicago Students Find Their Voice Through VersePBS NewsHour| June 02, 2017
- High-Stakes Poetry Competition Brings Students to the Stage Education Week| May 17, 2017