ELL Literacy Resources: CSI 2022
These resources were presented as part of the American Federation of Teachers' 2022 CSI Leadership Institute. Slides from the session this PDF.
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Getting to Know ELLs
- 8 Strategies for Building Relationships with ELLs
- How to Create a Welcoming Classroom Environment for ELLs
- 10 Things You Need to Learn About Your English Language Learners
Special populations of ELLs
- Special Populations of ELLs: Resource Collection
- Indigenous Students from Latin America
- Unaccompanied Children in Schools: What You Need to Know
Reading Instruction for ELLs
- Reading 101 for English Language Learners
- ELL Classroom Videos
- Literacy Foundations for English Learners by Dr. Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan
- Writing Text-Dependent Questions for ELLs: Blog Series
Background Knowledge
- Background Knowledge and ELLs: What Teachers Need to Know
- How to Connect ELLs' Background Knowledge to Content
Video: Using "realia" to build background knowledge
Video: Building Social Studies background knowledge for ELLs
Scaffolding Instruction
Video: Using sentence frames with ELLs
Academic Language
- Academic Language for ELLs: Resource Section
- Teaching Vocabulary
- Speaking & Listening Skills for ELLs
- Using Cognates with ELLs
Cultural Responsive Instruction for ELLs
- Using Diverse Books with ELLs: A Guide for Educators
- Culturally Responsive Instruction: Resource List
Engaging Families
- Partnering with ELL Families During COVID-19
- How School Leaders New to Working with ELLs Can Partner with Families: 10 Strategies for Success
- Share 8 Great Reading Tips with Families (in 16 languages)
Books & Authors
- Books for Young Children
- Books for Children
- Books for Young Adults
- Meet the Author
- Reading Rockets: Books and Authors
- AdLit.org: Books and Authors
Video: Sylvia Acevedo on changing the oil in the family car
Video: Matt de la Peña talks about how language worked in his family
Video: Matt de la Peña reflects on why his books are easier to find in some schools than others
Putting It All Together: Deaborn, MI
You Are Welcome Here: Supporting the Social and Emotional Health of Newcomer Immigrants
To see the shorter preview of our film on Dearborn, as well as additional videos from the project and related articles, please see our section Dearborn, MI.
Other Highlights
- How to Support Your Child’s Social-Emotional Health: 8 Tips for Families
- Making Space for Gratitude: 15 Ideas for Schools During Challenging Times
- The Substitute Teacher Shortage: Impacts on ELLs and ELL Educators
Video: Finding a friend after Hurricane Maria
