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Are you looking for ways to help English language learners in your class succeed? Here are the tools you've been looking for. Click to learn about the new educators' site on www.ColorinColorado.org—a free resource to help PreK-12 educators of English language learners, created by the American Federation of Teachers and the Reading Rockets project of public broadcasting station WETA.
Colorín Colorado's latest cutting-edge offerings are Webcasts that feature top researchers and experts on the instruction of English language learners discussing pressing instructional issues and the latest research. The Webcasts will be available and archived on http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/ for on-demand viewing and are available absolutely free of charge and registration.
The first Webcasts in the series will focus on the following topics:
- Assessment of ELLs
- Teaching ELLs in Middle and High School
- Comprehension Strategies for ELLs
- Teaching ELLs to Read
Other helpful resources include:
- Hispanic Heritage celebration ideas, classroom tools, handouts and much more;
- pre-K-3 reading tip sheets in ten languages for parents;
- best instructional practices for teaching reading and content;
- strategies regarding the appropriate placement and assessment of English language learners;
- the Colorín Colorado-AFT toolkit on effective outreach to Hispanic families;
- bilingual (Spanish-English) information for parents on how to help their child succeed in school;
- a monthly e-newsletter for educators of English language learners;
- podcasts featuring interviews with authors of bilingual children's books;
- video clips featuring nationally known experts in the ELL field and classroom settings;
- plus more practical, research-based information on how to help English language learners read and succeed!
It is all free and just one click away! Check it out--no matter what grade you teach!
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