English+Language+Learners


 * Resources for Secondary Teachers Working With English Language Learners**


 * Recent report:**
 * Short, D. & Fitzsimmons, S. (2007). //[|Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners]//. Alliance for Excellent Education and Carnegie Corporation.


 * Summary of that report:**
 * Alliance for Excellent Education. (2007). Issue Brief: //Urgent but Overlooked: The Literacy Crisis Among Adolescent English Language Learner//s. [[file:ELL Brief 2007.pdf]]


 * Multimedia resources:**
 * **Webcast.** English Language Learners in Middle and High School - [] A webcast with Dr. Deborah Short on the challenges faced by secondary students learning a new language and content.


 * Additional resources for students:**
 * **Excellent Overview Paper**: Meltzer, J. & Hamann, E. (2005). Meeting the Literacy Development Needs of Adolescent English Language Learners Through Content-Area Learning. Education Alliance at Brown University. [[file:Brown adell_litdv2.pdf]]
 * **Summary of strategies.** Short, D. J. //Developing Academic Literacy in Adolescent English Language Learners. A brief summary of 8 research-based strategies//. [[file:Short Acad Lit ELL.pdf]]
 * **Powerpoint**. Calderon, M. (2008). //Improving the Academic Vocabulary and Content Comprehension of ELLs and Struggling Readers in the Intermediate Grades Through High School.// A high quality powerpoint of ten instructional components, related instructional strategies, and practical tips for teachers. Could be used for lectures. [[file:Calderon ELL Literacy.pdf]]
 * **Informational Flyer.** Calderon, M. (2008). //Expediting Language, Literacy and Learning for Adolescent ELLs//. A short two page flyer summarizing the types of EL learners and twelve implications for teachers. [[file:calderon_tabloid.pdf]]
 * **Research Study.** Lesauz, N, Kieffer, S., Faller, S., & Kelley, J. G. (2010). The Effectiveness and Ease of Implementation of an Academic Vocabulary Intervention for Linguistically Diverse Students in Urban Middle Schools . //Reading Research Quarterly, 45//(2), 196-230. A really nice study that includes a two page lesson format, a visual model to represent the ALIAS instructional model (on p. 207), and a two page lesson example on p. 227 that might be useful for sharing with pre-service teachers. [[file:Lesaux et al 2010 Acad Vocab.pdf]]
 * **Content Area Resource List.** Resources for Middle School Teachers of English Language Learners (Categorized by content area) - See [|http://hunt.bsdvt.org/~lwalsleben/quest/ms/index.htm]
 * **List of Instructional Strategies.** Bilingual and Compensatory Education Resource Team, Dearborn Public Schools (2002). //Making Content Comprehensible for English Language Learners.// A very practical list of instructional strategies and activities to foster academic achievement for diverse students - a nice handout for students to refer to as they move into teaching. [[file:Making Content Comprehensible for ELL.pdf]]
 * **Lesson Framework:** Kinsella, K., Shea Stump, C., Feldman, D. (2001). Effective Language Arts Lessons for Diverse Student Populations: see http://www.phschool.com/eteach/language_arts/2001_10/essay.html#lessons
 * Lesson Ideas:
 * [|Academic Language: Everyone's "Second" Language] (from AdLit.org) - using templates to structure oral and written language in formal academic ways


 * Report to support our course development:**
 * McGraner, K. & Saenz, L. (2009). //Preparing Teachers of English Language Learners. TQ Connection Issue Paper in Improving Student Outcomes in General and Special Education//. Washington DC: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. Includes a really nice "Innovation Configuration" on pages 21-24 to consider when evaluating the extent to which our course syllabi address issues of culturally and linguistically diverse learners.