ELL

English Language Learners Resources and Materials

Briefs from [|BYU sponsored ELL Symposium] [|Why is learning Academic English different from learning Conversational English?] [|What are the core legal rights for ELLs and their parents?] [|What do we know about the families of English Language Learners?] [|Do immigrants learn English?] [|Why focus on native language literacy?] [|What teaching practices support English language learning?] [|Why teach English Language Learners math, science, and social studies while we teach them English?]

[|Teaching Literacy in English to K-5 English Learners] provides videos, slideshows, and tools for teaching reading to K-5 English learners. The site is based on five research-based recommendations: screen and monitor students' progress; provide small-group reading interventions; provide vocabulary instruction throughout the day; develop academic English competence beginning in primary grades; and schedule regular peer-assisted learning opportunities, including structured language practice. (Department of Education) [|National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA)] provides information on what elements of curriculum, instruction, and assessment are essential to developing high literacy and how schools can best help students achieve success. (Department of Education)