English-Language Learners

A group of educators has developed an instructional model to support English language learners with special needs.

Some dos and don’ts to help language specialists build strong relationships with content teachers who teach English learners.

Instead of seeing English language learners as a costly challenge, districts are increasingly recognizing the assets they bring to their schools.

Every teacher has faced the struggle of encouraging students to speak. Here's a list of a fun activities to get your students to talking.

In an excerpt from his book with fellow teacher Katie Hull Sypnieski, blogger Larry Ferlazzo looks at a few basic ways to reach students who are learning English as well as the subject at hand.

A teacher seeks out the best approaches to teaching English to non-native speakers, the fastest growing student population in the U.S.

How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers.

Academic language is a meta-language that helps learners acquire the 50,000 words that they are expected to have internalized by the end of high school and includes everything from illustration and chart literacy to speaking, grammar and genres within fields. No student comes to school adept in academic discourse -- thus, thoughtful instruction is required.

Being an English-language learner in the United States is no honeymoon. Efforts to support ELLs have often been well meaning but misinformed. Indeed, a lot of assumptions about how to serve ELLs need to be checked. In this article, UC Berkeley experts Margaret Bridge and Bruce Fuller offer three examples of these faulty assumptions.

All students want to be part of the classroom community, and there are some simple ways to make English language learners feel included.

Students learn better when they first access what they already know—and this plays a big role in improving English language learners’ academic literacy.

English language learners in particular may be impacted by this form of stress, but simple strategies can help—and they benefit all students.

From literacy instruction to arts and technology integration, explore strategies for engaging English-language learners.

Blogger Ayanna Cooper shares some great ideas for connecting with students just learning English.