Literacy for English Learners

Click on the links below to access guiding principles and literacy instructional tools that support English language learners.

• Guiding Principles for Literacy Instruction for ELLs
• Supporting ELLs and Culturally, Linguistically Diverse Learners
• Comprehension Statements English and Spanish (PDF or Word)
• Glossary of Literacy Terms in Spanish (PDF or Word)
• Supporting English Language Learners in the Writing Process (PDF)—A work in progress created by Jean Smith-Andrade, Laura Hall, and the McKinley-Thatcher staff. See how one school captured their conversations about supporting language learners during process writing.
• English-Language Learners—Closing the Gap Workshop
• Sheltering Writing for English-Language Learners
• CSAP Preparation for ELA Students: Testing ELLs in English (PDF or Word)
• Making Meaning Units for ELA-S Teachers
• Early Emergent Guided Reading Considerations for ELLs (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Plan for Early Emergent ELLs: Wow! Look at This! (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Analysis for Early Emergent ELLs: Wow! Look at This! (PDF or Word)
• Upper Emergent Guided Reading Considerations for ELLs (PDF or Word)
• Early Fluent Guided Reading Considerations for ELLs (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Plan for Early Fluent ELLs: Frog and Toad (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Analysis for Early Fluent ELLs: Frog and Toad (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Plan for Early Fluent ELLs: Eva's Cloud (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Analysis for Early Fluent ELLs: Eva's Cloud (PDF or Word)
• Intimate Shared Cognition Considerations for English Language Learners (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Plan for ELLs: The Desert is My Mother (PDF or Word)
  Sample Lesson Analysis for ELLs: The Desert is My Mother (PDF or Word)

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