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.

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Major support for Colorín Colorado is provided by the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.

I am very grateful to you. You are thorough, helpful, and on target with prevalent needs. I have learned so much from your site. As I have served as a teaching assistant and a clinical student, I have relied upon information you have supplied to better help and teach the students entrusted to me. Thank you.
~ Rose J.

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Additional funding for Colorín Colorado comes from the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

Why the name "Colorín Colorado"?

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.

¡Colorín Colorado! ® is a registered trademark of WETA.

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