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Project
Teach Out of the Box
ELL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
ELLs with special needs have diverse characteristics such as linguistic and cultural differences as well as disabilities.
Resources:
The relationship between special education and ESL by Nancy Cloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9on4VAGZXE
RTI-based SLD Identification Toolkit: Considerations for English Language Learners
http://rtinetwork.org/getstarted/sld-identification-toolkit/ld-identification-toolkit-considerations-for-ell
EARLY LEARNING WORKFORCE
The following section provides Project ALPHA participants with information about the continuum of bilingual child/adolescent development as well as a background in strategies used to teach ELLs in the early childhood classroom.
Resources:
Supporting Oral Language Development in Dual Language Learners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKeVY5k3cDU
Early Learning Toolkit: Mother Tongue Instruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVLb9WuQwmk Successful Language Development Strategies in the Early Childhood Classroom Program for Teachers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQMnUqGQTM
OTHER RESOURCES
Resources:
Colorin’ Colorado
http://www.colorincolorado.org
Colorin’ Colorado, an educational service of WETA, offers a wealth of bilingual, research-based information, activities, and advice of educators and families of English language learners (ELLs).
Edutopia
https://www.edutopia.org/topic/english-language-learners
Edutopia is founded and supported by the George Lucas Educational Foundation and provides many resources for teaching English language learners.
Teaching Diverse Learners
https://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/teaching-diverse-learners/
The Teaching Diverse Learners (TDL) Web site provides access to information—publications, educational materials, and the work of experts in the field—that promotes high achievement for ELLs.
The New York City Department of Education has various resources not necessarily under the Office of English Language Learners.
We Teach
https://www.weteachnyc.org/
This site has great resources for teachers of ELLS
ASPDP
https://pci.nycenet.edu/aspdp/Account/Login
This is the After School Professional Development Program for “p” credit for teachers to take courses.
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