Friday, April 24, 2020

Resources for Supporting EL Students in Remote Learning

There are many great resources from trusted sources on supporting English Learners in distance learning. Here are links to a variety of sites that provide strategies, best practices, and links to support your students and district as you engage students in virtual learning.







Thursday, April 23, 2020

Bathroom Briefs: Infographics with Best Practices for ELs

Are you looking for a unique way to provide ideas and best practices for supporting English Learners to other teachers? Print off Tan Huynh's 25 briefs. POSTER LINK HERE. Post one each week in your staff bathrooms. (Or just put them in teacher mailboxes!) These briefs were featured in ASCD's magazine Educational Leadership. Link to the article HERE.

WIDA PD Opportunties

WIDA Virtual Options for PD

Teaching Tolerance: Supporting Immigrant Students


Teaching Tolerance: Supporting Immigrant Students

ASCD Article: Unlocking the Code to Reading Instruction

Links to Digital Texts for English Learners


Are you looking for texts at a variety of levels to use with your English Learners? These links offer digital texts, passages, and books in a variety of languages. Use these resources to engage students in online reading.


Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Updates from DPI: Extended School Closure for English Learners Due to COVID-19


Please review this document with answers to questions regarding meeting the needs of English Learners during the extended school closure. The following topics are addressed:

  • Administering the Home Language Survey
  • Administering proficiency screener 
  • Providing EL services
  • Access to paper materials and remote learning
  • ILP team meetings
Link to the full document HERE