Teacher Resources at Workshops
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| "Password" vocabulary Powerpoint |
Quick, easy-to-use vocabulary game for whole class or small group |
| 50 Multicultural Books |
NEA offers this list of must-have multicultural books, listed by age level |
| Baltimore County Public Library |
Stories to read and/or hear online |
| Colorin Colorado |
A partner of Reading Rockets, this website offers many resources to support reading with ELLs, including lists of Spanish-English cognates. |
| Colton County California Schools |
This California public school system offers many resources for the Houghton-Mifflin anthologies, including lists of vocabulary words in English and Spanish |
| Florida Center for Reading Research |
Hundreds of downloadable center activities for all key reading components, preK-5 |
| Free online dictionary |
Longman publishes excellent dictionaries for ELLs, and this online version provides student-friendly definitions, plus some graphics |
| Into the Book |
Multimedia resources for teachers and students to build research-based reading strategies, K-4 |
| Kate Kinsella on Vocabulary |
Many lessons and handouts from Dr. Kate Kinsella's workshops on teaching academic vocabulary are posted here at the California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development |
| Linda Hoyt on Comprehension |
Free minilessons, graphic organizers, and other materials from a comprehension expert |
| National Literacy Panel's report on ELLs |
This is the executive summary of the 2006 National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth, edited by Diane August and Timothy Shanahan |
| Santa Maria Bonita Schools |
This California school district offers tons of FREE reading resources, including visuals to accompany the Houghton-Mifflin anthologies. This is the vocabulary page, and from here you can navigate the links on the left to find great materials for comprehension, etc. |
| Tim Rasinski's website |
Tim Rasinski, renowned author and literacy specialist, provides many great activities and materials |
| U.S. Department of Education on ELLs |
Full text of the report: "Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Language Learners in the Elementary Grades" |
