Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Policy, NCLB & AYP
With the advent of No Child Left Behind and Reading First, education policy has gained national attention as never before. The articles in this section contain useful information for both teachers and parents on how current education policies affect assessment and instruction, especially for English language learners.
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No Child Left Behind: Eight Terms Parents Should Know
No Child Left Behind: Frequently Asked Questions About Reading
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Colorín Colorado is a free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs, also known as students of English as a second language).
Colorín Colorado is produced by Reading Rockets — an educational service of WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital. Original artwork by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator David Diaz is used with permission.
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Colorín Colorado receives major funding from the American Federation of Teachers. Additional funding is provided by the National Institute for Literacy and the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
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