• IRC Ekit - Home
  The IRC E-Kit is an electronic toolkit of resources for ESL and bilingual K-12 classrooms, teachers and administrators.
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• IRC recommended materials (see top picks)
  This is an annotated list of IRC recommended resources. See our hot picks for some that we like the best.
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• ISBE English Language Learning Home
  Illinois State Bd. of Ed. site for English langauge learning (ESL and bilingual,info on state mandates, TBE and TPI programs, ACCESS assessment, IMAGE etc)
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• LAB at Brown: Teaching Diverse Learners -- Assessment
  Assessment of English language learners requires specialized knowledge. Information is divided into 3 topic areas: Initial Assessment of Language, Literacy, and Content Knowledge, Ongoing Assessment and High-Stakes Testing of ELLs
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• LAB at Brown: Teaching Diverse Learners -- Elementary Literacy
  Information about ELL challenges and teaching practices, divided by grade levels
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• LAB at Brown: Teaching Diverse Learners -- Family and Community
  The following information presents a basis for building family/teacher relationships by presenting facts and resources that educators of diverse learners need to know in order to promote communication between home and school.
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• Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners
  An Introduction to Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners by Manka M. Varghese In this article, I aim to provide an overview of some of the critical information that teachers in U.S. public schools would find helpful to know about their students whose first language is not English.
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• NSTA :: Science for English Language Learners: K-12 Classroom Strategies
  Published by the National Science Teachers Association, Science for English Language Learners is a book designed to help teachers implement inquiry based science while maximizing learning opportunities for English Language Learners. Authors Ann K. Fathman with ESL expertise and David T. Crowther with science combine their experiences. The book includes K-12 sample lessons. Rec. by SIOP authors.
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• Project GLAD
  GLAD is a model of professional development in the area of language acquisition and literacy. The strategies and model promote English language acquisition, academic achievement, and cross-cultural skills.
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• Raising the Literacy Achievement of English Language Learners
  "Use this new program to help mainstream teachers and other educators in your school raise the literacy achievement of English language learners in all grade levels. Showing the video, along with the workshop outlines and handouts from the Facilitator’s Guide, at your next teacher professional development meeting gives audiences a deeper understanding of the linguistic needs of English language learners and introduces them to classroom-proven strategies for teaching ELL students reading and writing skills." Rec. by ASCD
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• Reading Manipulatives | Second Language
  Reading Manipulatives products complement bilingual programs and can be core program components in SEI programs. The site lists the many reasons that manipulatives are effective for teaching literacy skills to ELLs. Recommended by Amy Haber
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• Realigning Reading Instruction for Low-Income Students With Scientifically Based Reading Research
  In this article, Jim Cummins argues that there is minimal scientific support for the pedagogical approaches promoted for low-income students in the federal Reading First initiative. In combination with high-stakes testing, the interpretation of the construct systematic phonics instruction in Reading First has resulted in highly teacher-centered and inflexible classroom environments.
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• Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational Opportunity for California’s Long Term English L
  Schools Moving Up "This is a must read for elementary and secondary educators who work with English learners as well as for district and state education staff and policy makers." Rec. by WestEd
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• Response to Intervention for ELLs. (PowerPoint from a workshop)
  This PowerPoint is in resources from Colorado State Dept. of Ed. Day 1: 2008-2009 Fran Herbert, Carmen Polka, Susy Ruof, Debbie Roll &Holly Porter
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• Rigby ELL Assessment Kit Data Management Tool
  With the Rigby ELL Assessment Kit Data Management Tool CD-ROM, you can monitor and report progress of ongoing student assessments in all four domains of English language proficiencyListening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. The Data Management Tool also allows you to track progress in relation to TESOL standards and content standards, including English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science.
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• Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)
  This site contains the resources for SIOP, the main text Making Content Comprehensible for English Language Learners as well as their training tapes and links to training opportunities and research.
  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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• SIOP Central, Resources for Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
  The SIOP Model offers a research-based approach to sheltered lesson planning and implementation that has proven effective with English language learners throughout the United States. The model was developed in a 7-year national research project (1996-2003) sponsored by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE). Through literature review and with the collaboration of practicing teachers, researchers identified features of instruction present in high-quality sheltered lessons to generate the SIOP Model. The model was refined over multiple years of field testing and consists of eight components and 30 features that are explained in the book, Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model (Echevarria, Vogt & Short,
  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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• Strategies for English Language Learners
  This site provides a summary of effective strategies for ELLs provided by www.teach-history.org.
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• Study Reveals Challenges, Hopes About Teaching ELLs
  By Michelle Adam, ELL Outlook™ Staff Writer Instead of looking for more "expert opinions," Patricia Gándara, professor in the School of Education at the University of California at Davis, decided to go right to the source-asking the teachers.
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• Teachers' Biggest Challenge: Not Being Able to Communicate with Students and Their Parents
  By Dr. Suzanne Irujo, ELL Outlook™ Contributing Writer This is the fifth and last in a series of articles exploring classroom implications of some of the findings of a study done by Gándara, Maxwell-Jolly, & Driscoll (2005). These researchers interviewed teachers of English language learners (ELLs) in California and identified challenges they face. This article provides suggestions and links for communicating with parents.
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