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• Pre-Reading Activities for ELLs | Colorín Colorado

  English language learners (ELLs) have great difficulty jumping into new texts without any background support. Students should know at least something about the topic before reading. Some topics may be...

• Essential Actions: 15 Research-based Practices to Increase ELL Student Achievement | Colorín

  of practice. Each Action is related to the WIDA matrix and is designed to give more detailed information to assist in effectively using the matrix for planning. In the Essential Actions Handbook, eac...

• Encouraging and Sustaining ELL Parent Engagement | Colorín Colorado

  A. What you need to know ELL parents may feel intimidated by or unprepared to help with homework or other schoolwork, especially if they have limited educational or English skills (Zarate, 9). You can...

• Language Acquisition: An Overview | Colorín Colorado

  — Chinese Proverb When I read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, I remember being fascinated by the "babel fish." These were fish, who when dropped in a person's ear, would provide...

• Cognate List: English and Spanish | Colorín Colorado

  Colorín Colorado is a national multimedia project that offers a wealth of bilingual, research-based information, activities, and advice for educators and families of English language learners (ELLs). ...

• Communicating with ELL Families: 10 Strategies for Schools | Colorín Colorado

  1. Find families' contact information. Start by looking for families' contact information and checking to see if information on file is still accurate. This may be challenging if families' housing and...