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The National Reading Panel has identified phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary as the five essential components of effective reading instruction. The articles in this section present recent research on best practices in literacy instruction for English language learners, including strategies for incorporating each of the five components into classroom instruction. See Teaching Reading for many more excellent ideas.
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Reading 101 for English Language Learners
10 Ways to Support ELLs in the School Library
Introducing and Reading Poetry with English Language Learners
Readers' Theater: Oral Language Enrichment and Literacy Development for ELLs
Increasing ELL Student Reading Comprehension with Non-fiction Text
Tips for Educators of ELLs: Reading in Grades 7-12
Tips for Educators of ELLs: Reading in Grades 4-6
Tips for Educators of ELLs: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12
Tips for Educators of ELLs: What To Do First in Grades 4-12
More Than Books at the Library
Tips for Developing Good Reading Habits at Home
Summer Reading: English Language Learners at the Library
Introducing a Text Before Reading
Reading In Middle and High School
Reading in Second and Third Grades
Help Your Child Understand What He or She Reads
Teach Your Child About Letters
Fun Reading Tips and Activities
Tips for Parents of Third Graders
Tips for Parents of Second Graders
Tips for Parents of First Graders
Finding and Sharing Great Kids’ Books
Screening, Diagnosing and Progress Monitoring for Fluency
Suggestions: Working with ESL Students Who Have Special Needs in Reading
Fostering Literacy Development in English Language Learners
What Parents Can Do: Reading Tips From Kids
Integrated Vocabulary Instruction: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Grades K-5
Poor Children's Fourth-Grade Slump
English Language Learners and the Five Essential Components of Reading Instruction
Preventing Difficulties for Low English Proficiency Children
Who Are the Children Who Have Reading Difficulties?
Recommendations for Teaching Reading to ELLs
English Language Learners and Reading Difficulties
Research Agenda: Reading Among Children for Whom English is the Second Language
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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).
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