Reading Instruction in Grades 4-12

For English language learners (ELLs) in upper grades, reading needs may vary greatly. Some students will read fluently in their native language, while others may come in with very limited literacy skills and will require creative approaches for teachers and literacy coaches. These resources include ideas for creating a safe, comfortable setting where adolescent ELLs can begin to catch up and increase confidence over time. For additional ideas, visit our sister site about adolescent literacy, AdLit.org.
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- An Innovative High School CCSS Lesson for ELLs: Letters from John Smith
- Creating Text-Dependent Questions for ELLs: Examples for 6th-8th Grade (Part 3)
- Text-Dependent Questions for ELLs (Part 1)
- Picture Books to Help ELLs Access Common Core Anchor Reading Standards
- ELA/Literacy Tools on AchievetheCore.org: Resources That Can Support ELLs in the Classroom
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- Teaching English Language Learners: What the Research Does — and Does Not — Say
- Teaching Literacy in English to K-5 English Learners
- The Relation Between First- and Second-Language Skills: Evidence from Puerto Rican Elementary School Children in Bilingual Programs
- Urgent but Overlooked: The Literacy Crisis Among Adolescent English Language Learners
- What Does Research Tell Us About Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?