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This article emphasizes that ELLs benefit when literature teachers include techniques that make the learning more accessible. I like the idea of connecting the literature to a real project. I do this same activity with my adult ELLs every semester. For example, this semester they are reading "Breaking Through", a true story about a boy whose parents are undocumented agricultural workers. It is a great story of perseverance and "grit" that shows how immigrants make this country stronger. I am going to pair the reading with a group project called "The Immigrant Experience in Houston". My students will research an immigrant group and chronicle the melting pot that is Houston. They will create a Power Point Presentation and share their research with the class. Food samples always get 5 extra points!

Interesting data on home language for ELLs. Spanish is still number one.

Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Hull Sypnieski teach at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. Their book, The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide, will be published this summer by Jossey-Bass; this article is an excerpt. Larry also writes a popular blog for teachers and has written several other books.

"Teaching ELLs"

Interesting application for voice responses to visual prompts. ELL applications as well.

Great post with suggestions that could be applied to non-ELL students as well.

The Read & Write for Google Docs extension would be great for ELLs. You could even screen record it with highlights to support learning.

I passed this on to my Special Edu teachers simply for Read & Write. Great extension!

Super! I think how it highlights words, has a picture dictionary and audio pronunciation of words/vocabulary, translation feature... offers a great deal in support of reading and language.

"nstruction in English and in a child's home language in the preschool and early elementary years leads to the best outcomes for the youngest dual-language learners, both in terms of academic-content achievement and as English-language proficiency, a new research review and policy brief concludes."

Center on Instruction publishes research on instruction for K-12 reading, math, science, special education, and ELL

grew out of developing national network of Latino-serving charter schools; 2002 had 12 Early College High Schools in the US - all schools serve low-income students; seven serve adjudicated/overage students; seven serve over 25% English-language-learner (ELL) students and over 10% special education students. All have open enrollment policies.

Collaboarative Digital Storytelling

Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print.

Combine your words with high-quality artwork from talented illustrators around the world.

I have used this strategy with great success with special ed students - PWIM is a great, research-based option for building writing and vocab skills!

Les ordinateurs portables au Québec et leur impact sur le décrochage scolaire.

"Numericable dévoile son projet de croissance pour le « nouveau » SFR"