Resources

Additional Resources

 This page is an extra set of links and resources that didn't necessarily fit into a certain content area. There are so many great websites for English Language Learners and their teachers, parents, and families, and many have more links to resources within them. Here are some links and short descriptions of what you will find on them:

[|Colorin Colorado] An incredible website that offers research, articles, application for the classroom, resources, and activities for educators, students, and parents. Bilingual in Spanish and English.

[|Dave's ESL Cafe] Great resources, forums for educators, and ideas for ELL's.

[|ESL Activities.com] More activities for ELL's.

[|Grade Level Resources] This website is an incredible resource. It provides a breakdown of skills that should be achieved in each grade level, then hundreds of activities to help students practice and develop those skills. It includes links for every content area. 

[|http://legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html] ESL Independent Study Lab. Activities in all skill areas for all levels and ages, ESL and native speakers.

(Many of these links were found from an annotated bibliography compiled by Catherine Smith, President of the Student Association for Bilingual Education and Quian Lin, Graduate Student in Master Program of Curriculum & Instruction at Illinois State University. Received 2010)

The ESL/Bilingual Resource Guide for Mainstream Teachers from Portland public schools covers the basic concepts of language acquisition theory, essential tips for mainstream teachers of ESL students, teaching reading tips, and a list of terms related to ESL and bilingual programs.

A document published by the Indiana Department of Education Office of English Language Learning and Migrant Education ([|www.doe.in.gov/englishlanguagelearning]), it offers more suggestions for teachers with ELLs in their classroom and best practices for them.

A list of Higher Order Thinking Activites for every content area.From. [|University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Faculty Center for Teaching and e-Learning]

A PowerPoint presentation that outlines effective teaching strategies for engaging ELL's. Developed by Grace Cho, PhD. and Debra Ambrosetti, PhD., 2006. Retrieved from []

Resources about differentiating instruction for any classroom, great for tailoring instruction to every child's need: 