• ¡Colorín Colorado! NCELA glossary
  This is a glossary for terminology and acronyms related to bilingual education and English language learners.
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• Articles on how to teach English language learners to read ... and succeed!
  Peruse this section of Colorin' Colorado for research-based and best-practice information for educators, parents, and others concerned about the achievement of ELL students.
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• Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges From Language Proficiency to Academic Achievement
  Our own Margo Gottlieb of the IRC receives high praise for her new book, Corwin Press, publisher. Student assessment is the cornerstone of standards-based education. For the growing population of English Language Learners, however, measuring their acquisition and learning is a multifaceted process. This well-documented text examines the unique needs of English Language Learners and describes strategies for implementing instructional assessment of language and content. Kudos Margo for a sorely needed resource.
  A Corwin Product:Assessing English Language Learners: Bridges From Language Proficiency to Academic AchievementMargo Gottlieb. With both depth and breadth, this practical resource covers how to equitably and comprehensively assess the language proficiency and academic achievement of English language learners.
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• Assessment & Evaluation or ELL
  Colorin Colorado has compiled excellent links for assessing and evaluating ELLs. View in Spanish also
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• Authentic Assessment for English Language Learners
  J.Michael O'Malley & Lorraine Valdez Pierce, This book has been used as the textbook for the Assessment class at the IRC.
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• Balancing Reading and Language Learning
  Outstanding Resource for Teaching English Language Learners, K–5 Combining the best classroom practices and research on teaching reading and language acquisition, Mary Cappellini integrates effective reading instruction with effective language instruction. Through the framework of a balanced reading program, she emphasizes the importance of constantly listening for and assessing children's language and reading strategies during read aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading, including literature circles.
  Stenhouse books and videos help K-12 teachers deepen their professional knowledge and build their students' skills as readers, writers, and thinkers.
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• CAL Resource Guide Online Resources for Mainstream Teachers of English Language Learners
  This Resource Guide Online provides links to articles, digests, books, Web sites, and ERIC documents that offer information on the teaching of English language learners in mainstream classes.
  The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) aims to promote and improve the teaching and learning of languages, identify and solve problems related to language and culture, and serve as a resource for information about language and culture. CAL carries out a wide range of activities including research, teacher education, analysis and dissemination of information, design and developme
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• Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)
  One of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively.
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• Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners
  The research-based strategies from Classroom Instruction That Works are applied to teaching English language learners to help educators raise the achievement levels of these students. Hill and Flynn examine nine types of instructional strategies that maximize learning that can be applied to ELL students in every grade level
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• Colorín Colorado :: Assessment of English Language Learners (Webcast)
  This 45-minute webcast is a thorough introduction to assessment for teachers of English language learners. Dr. Lorraine Valdez Pierce will discuss performance-based standardized assessments; assessment as a tool for informing instruction; use of assessment to reinforce reading comprehension; and student self-assessment and self-monitoring.
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• Colorín Colorado :: Reading 101 for English Language Learners
  This article provides guidance in teaching reading to ELLs with great links. By: Kristina Robertson (2009)
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• Colorín Colorado :: Research & Reports
  Here you will find the latest reports and research-based recommendations on reaching, teaching, and assessing ELLs. This section may be especially useful for researchers, graduate students, policymakers, curriculum developers, and school administrators.
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• Colorín Colorado :: Research & Reports
  Here you will find the latest reports and research-based recommendations on reaching, teaching, and assessing ELLs. This section may be especially useful for researchers, graduate students, policymakers, curriculum developers, and school administrators.
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• Colorín Colorado :: Topics from A to Z
  The articles in this section will give you lots of useful ideas for creating an environment that is welcoming and supportive for your ELLs and their families, and also encourages and facilitates learning.
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• Colorín Colorado :: Welcome
  A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners: Focus on teaching ELLs to read.
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• Differentiating Literacy for English Learners: A DVD and Instructional Booklet
  To ensure every English learner learns and understands content area curriculum, the renowned author team of Carol Rothenberg and Douglas Fisher presents teachers and staff development trainers with Differentiating Literacy for English Learners: A DVD and Instructional Booklet. Their new DVD features eleven examples of exemplary content area instruction to help teachers implement effective lesson plans that include both content area objectives and language development–essential to learning content area coursework.
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• Educating English Language Learners: A Synthesis of Research Evidence by Fred Genesee, Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, Donna Christian
  Educating English Language Learners: A Synthesis of Research Evidence by Fred Genesee, Kathryn Lindholm-Leary, Donna Christian "The book provides the first and only review of scientific research on the learning outcomes of students with limited or no proficiency in English in U.S. schools. Research on students in kindergarten to grade 12 is reviewed. The primary chapters of the book focus on these students' acquisition of oral language skills in English, their development of literacy (reading & writing) skills in English, instructional issues in teaching literacy, and achievement in academic domains (i.e., mathematics, science, and reading). The reviews and analyses of the research are relatively technical with a focus on research quality, design characteri
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• Educating English Language Learners: Implementing Instructional Practices
  National Council of La Raza Publication: This publication is part of a three-guide series created to help schools develop their capacity to provide appropriate curricula, instruction, and assessment for English language learners (ELLs), and increase educators' awareness of how to access relevant resources. This guide is designed for teachers, academic coaches, staff developers, and school leaders and provides instructional strategies, techniques, and guidelines to engage ELLs and other diverse learners.
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• EducatingELLsBuildingTeacherCapacity (MUST SEE, Great Resource for Mainstream)
  This 142 page Roundtable Report prepared by the National Clearing House for English Language Acquisition 2008 presents basic background info on ELLs, discusses teacher training, and presents suggestions for mainstream teachers with focus on each content area. Links for Each discipline!
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• Effective Instructional Strategies for Language Minority Students
  Summarizes common attributes of effective school and classroom practices identified in the National Research Council report titled Educating Language Minority Children, edited by Kenji Hakuta and Diane August.
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