Classroom Resources

Here are several resources designed to help teachers make content accessible while developing language proficiency for our English Language Learners. 

English Language Proficiency Standards

Examples of content lessons modified for different proficiency levels

Four Ways to Support ELLs in the Classroom

Seven principles of ELL instruction

Strategies for Secondary ELLs
Webcast of challenges and strategies of supporting ELLs in middle and high school.

Sentence Frames
Printable sentence frame discussion prompts for grades K-5.

Classroom Videos
Videos of sample lessons that do a great job supporting ELLs. 

ELL Blog
A wonderful blog about issues surrounding ELLs, written by a teacher who is an ELL himself.

MORE Online Resources
An enormous collection of ELL resources for all subject areas.