One benefit of being a PD addict is that I get to read a lot of feedback about ELD curriculum resources from other multilingual learner teachers from around the world.
I will often dig further into the resources that are suggested, and will sometimes try out some that I see with my own MLL (multilingual learner) students.
This post is about sharing some of those resources that I've seen on Twitter and in my EL Teacher Facebook groups. Feel free to click on the links and see if they would be of interest to you as well.
Digital Resources:
a) Scholastic Action Magazine: This is an awesome resource for grades 6-12. They have an option to get physical copies, just digital copies, or both. They provide wonderful resources for building background knowledge about the content and vocab, as well as resources for checking for comprehension. I love asking students for their input on what articles interest them. I can then use pretty much any article to provide explicit instruction on any content or language skills that my specific group of students need.
b) Story Works by Scholastic Magazine: They have different versions of this magazine for different grade levels for K-6. It is meant to be an ELA magazine, but I do like the scaffolding it provides. The format of the available resources are very similar to the Scholastic Action magazine for the older students. Just like Scholastic Action Magazine, I would recommend getting input from students about what articles interest them. Then, think about what skills you want to focus on based on both the students' needs and what skills are organically needed for students to be successful with before, during, and after reading activities.
c) Ellii (formerly ESL library) : This company has MANY resources for multilingual learners of every age and proficiency level. You can get teacher resources to print, show on the smartboard, or even upgrade your account to have activities be shared with and completed by students online.
Book/Digital Resources:
a) TEAM Toolkits by Continental Press. There are different versions that you can get for k-12 learners.
b) Cengage/National Geographic: For elementary, Reach Higher . For middle school, Inside. For secondary, Edge.
Specifically for Newcomers:
a) For elementary: Get Ready! Elementary by Vista Higher Learning: The elementary versions are brand new.
b) For middle school and secondary: Get Ready! by Vista Higher Learning. There is a middle school and high school version. I have heard AMAZING things about the secondary version for newcomers from my EL teacher Facebook groups.
c) Ready, set, go - Newcomer Kit by Continental Press. They have a kit for grades 3-5 and another for 6-12
d) Saddleback Educational Publishing: They have great books at a low-reading level but with high interest. They have some fabulous sets for Tweens and Teens. These books could be used as a part of a curriculum.
e) The Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas - 2nd edition. I use this with my secondary newcomers, along with the workbook that goes with it.
f) Very Easy True Stories by Sandra Heyer. This book is awesome because it already includes scaffolding that sets up my newcomers for success with reading the stories. I use it with my secondary newcomers, but I could easily see it being used for lower grades too.
g) To help my middle school to high school students with content area vocab/concepts, I love the books and workbooks called ACCESS: Building Literacy Through Learning. I have used the science, math, World History, US history, and ELA one with my students. The publisher no longer sells them so I had to find cheap, used versions on Amazon, but they work great.
Check out these resources above!
What did you think? What questions do you have? How can we collaborate to meet the needs of your students and staff?
- Jen
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