Reading Instruction in Grades 1-3
English language learners (ELLs) in early elementary school are learning to read at the same time as their other classmates. Nevertheless, they still may need some extra help making the connection between their native language and English or focusing on specific sounds and letter combinations. These articles provide explicit guidance, as well as age-appropriate tips for instruction.
Featured Articles
- Reading 101 for English Language Learners
- ELLs and Reading Fluency in English
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Slump: How to Help ELL Students Leap to Success
- Early Literacy Instruction in Spanish: Teaching the Beginning Reader
- Reading in First Grade
Blog Posts
- Creating Text-Dependent Questions for ELLs: Examples for Second Grade (Part 2)
- 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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Reading instruction for beginner ELLs
Reading instruction for ELLs at an intermediate level
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Why drawing conclusions is hard for ELLs
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Books and Booklists
Research and Reports
- Teaching English Language Learners: What the Research Does — and Does Not — Say
- Technology for Developing Children's Language and Literacy: Bringing Speech Recognition to the Classroom
- Teaching Literacy in English to K-5 English Learners
- What Does Research Tell Us About Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?
- Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters