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Supports for ENL, General Education Teachers and Other Staff Members

Reference Library – A collection of resources for educators working with English language learners.

ELL Professional Library Books – The resource list below was prepared by Angel Rodriguez, Director of the New York City Charter School ELL Consortium

  • Culturally Responsive Design for English Learners: The UDL Approach
  • Unlocking English Learners’ Potential
  • Building Resilience in Students Impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • Elevating Co-Teaching Through UDL
  • (Re) designing Narrative Writing Units for Grades 5-12
  • Reading Comprehension Strategies for English Language Learners
  • Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners
  • Getting Started with English Language Learners: (How Educators Can Meet the Challenge)
  • Empowering English Language Learners Through Language Dives
  • Teacher Skills to Support English Language Learners
  • Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners
  • Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction for ELLs, Grades K-4
  • Preparing English Language Learners for Complex Reading
  • Strategic Inquiry- Starting Small for Big Results in Education
  • Breaking Through- Effective Instruction and Assessment for English Learners
  • Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners- SIOP Model
  • Sheltered Content Instruction- Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities
  • Collaboration and Co-Teaching- Strategies for English Learners
  • Embedding Formative Assessment- Practical Techniques for K-12
  • Processing New Information- (Classroom Techniques to Help Students Engage with Content)
  • Differentiated Instruction in the English Classroom
  • How to Differentiate your Math Instruction
  • Math Matters- Understanding the Math you Teach

Online Resources

General References

Michael D. Toth: Achievement Gaps and the Lost COVID-19 Generation
https://content.learningsciences.com/lost-covid-19-generation/

With Remote Professional Learning, The Opportunities Are Boundless
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2020/12/with-remote-professional-learning-the-opportunities-are-boundless/

Tom Vander Ark: Pandemic Opportunity: Rethink Education Accountability
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2020/10/pandemic-opportunity-rethink-education-accountability/ utm_source=Smart+Update&utm_campaign=d0da36545a-2SMART_UPDATE_2020_10_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_17bb008ec3-d0da36545a-321411294

Erin Gohl and Kristen Thorson: Engaging Families During Distance Learning
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2020/08/engaging-families-during-distance-learning/?utm_source=Smart+Update&utm_campaign=954b0900ab-SMART_UPDATE_2020_8_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_17bb008ec3-954b0900ab-321411294

Glenn Whitman and Ian Kelleher: How Brain Research Helped Retool Our School Schedule for Remote Learning
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-06-10-how-brain-research-helped-retool-our-school-schedule-for-remote-learning

Monica Pfister: Preparing Teachers to Use technology
http://ncee.org/2020/05/preparing-teachers-to-use-technology/

Articles Specific to English Language Learner Support

Free Resources to Support English Language Learners
http://www.ascd.org/membership/ELL-support-resources.aspx?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=smartbrief&utm_campaign=smartbrief-membershipellpage

Using Technology to Support Young English Language Learners in a Hybrid Classroom
http://www.edutopia.org/article/using-technology-support-young-english-language-learners-hybrid-classroom

Reviewed by Emily Francis: Reading & Writing with English Learners: A Framework for K-5 
https://www.middleweb.com/44116/an-ela-framework-for-english-learners/

Larry Ferlazzo: Teachers With “Deficit Perspectives” Do Not Help English-Language Learners
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/10/teachers_with_deficit_perspectives_do_not_help_ells.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news3&M=59743402&U=985928&UUID=fed5623c6bbefed84cb6683d2a011388

Larry Ferlazzo: Nine Mistakes Educators Make When Teaching English-Language Learners
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2020/10/nine_mistakes_educators_make_when_teaching_ells.html

Katie Navarra: How the pandemic is shifting school comms strategies for English learners
https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-the-pandemic-is-shifting-school-comms-strategies-for-englishlearners/585368/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20Education%20Dive:%20K-12%20Daily%2009-19-2020&utm_term=Education%20Dive:%20K12%20Weekender

Corey Mitchell: Spanish-Speaking Students Need Support. A New Podcast May Help
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/spanish-speaking-students-need-support-a-new-podcast-may-help/2020/08

Jennifer Gonzalez: Nine Ways On Line Teaching Should be Different from Face-to-Face
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/9-ways-online-teaching/
Note: Training associated with this resource is offered by Erie 1 BOCES – Contact Melanie Kitchen

Corey Mitchell: Connecting With English-Learner Families: 5 Ideas to Help Schools
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/11/5_ideas_to_help_schools_connect_with_english_learner_families.html  

Meg Benner and Abby Quirk: One Size Does Not Fit All – Analyzing Different Approaches to Family-School Communication
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-k-12/reports/2020/02/20/480254/one-size-not-fit/

Larry Ferlazzo: Thirteen Instructional Strategies for Supporting ELL Newcomers
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-thirteen-instructional-strategies-for-supporting-ell-newcomers/2021/02