PA Common Core ELL Overlays for ELA (To assist in developing units, lessons and activities):

Pre-K - K Listening and Reading Overlays	Grades 1-2 Listening and Reading Overlays
Grades 3-5 Listening and Speaking Overlays
Pre-K - K Speaking and Writing Overlays	Grades 1-2 Speaking and Writing Overlays
Grades 3-5 Speaking and Writing Overlays

 

PA Common Core ELL Overlays for Math (To assist in developing units, lessons and activities):

Pre-K - K Listening and Reading Overlays	Grades 1-2 Listening and Reading Overlays
Grades 3-5 Listening and Reading Overlays
Pre-K - K Speaking and Writing Overlays	Grades 1-2 Speaking and Writing Overlays
Grades 3-5 Speaking and Writing Overlays

 

ELPs (English Language Proficiency Standards)

Accommodations for ELLs

Modifications Check List

Classifications Unwrapped Current - Support - Exited - Monitor - Former - PHLOTE - What are they?

Why was this student screened for ESL?

The Law Educating Students with Limited English Proficiency 

Facts Staff Should Know 

Acronyms

Language Acquisition

Welcoming New Students into Your Classroom

Basic Sheltering Strategies

Looking at Cultural Differences (See Below for Specific Languages)

Classroom Resources

Dual Language Learners (WIDA)

Supporting Dual Language Learners (WIDA)

Differentiating Instruction for ELLs Part I (WIDA)

Differentiating Instruction for ELLs Part II (WIDA)

Group Work for Content Learning (WIDA)

Technology in the Classroom (WIDA) 

K CAN DO Descriptors (WIDA)

Grades 1-2 CAN DO Descriptors (WIDA)

Grades 3-5 CAN DO Descriptors (WIDA)

Hi... I'm an ESL student... 

Seven Teaching Strategies for Classroom Teachers of ELLs

Who Is an ESL Student?

Techniques for Working with ESL Learners in the Regular Classroom

English Demons for Spanish Speakers 

Spanish Language

To Say Hello - Hola (OH-lah)

Chinese Language

To Say Hello - Ní hâo (nee HAOW) (Mandarin)

Italian Language

To Say Hello - Ciao (chow)

French Language

To Say Hello - Bonjour (bohn-ZHOOR)

Korean Language

To Say Hello - Annyoung Hasimnikka (an-YOH HAS-him-ni-kah)

Arabic Language

To Say Hello - Salaam (sah-LAHM)

Urdu and Gujarati Languages

To Say Hello - Adaab (ah-DAHB) (Urdu)

To Say Hello - Namaste (NUHM-uh-stey) (Gujarati)

Hebrew - Modern Language

To Say Hello - Shalom (shah-LOHM)

Websites of interest for teachers of ELLs:

ELL TAPESTRY

Google Translate

TransACT

Omniglot (World Language Information)

Ethnologue (World Language Information)

Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 ESL and Migrant Education

ESL Portal Pennsylvania Department of Education

http://www.tesol.org/Web site for the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Associaton

nabe.org Web site for the National Association for Bilingual Education

Kids.gov A Safe Place for Kids to Learn and Play for Kids, Teens and Grown-Ups

everythingESL.net Seven Teaching Strategies for Classroom Teachers of ELLs, Lesson Plans, Teaching Tips, Etc.

Teachers.Net English As a Second Language Chat Board

ESL Kid Stuff ESL Kids Worksheets, Flashcards, Songs, Lesson Plans, Crafts and More

NEA ESL Resource Center Plans, Strategies, Advice and Support

tolerance.org/signup Access the entire suite of Teaching Tolerance - Anti-Bias Education Resources