LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Colorín Colorado

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If you need the background and legal aspects for working with new ESL families or you’re just looking for a new way to welcome Spanish-speaking parents, this site is a great place to find the necessary tools and strategies. Teachers will appreciate the ready-to-use materials for helping to reach Spanish-speaking families and the articles outlining steps to improving student comprehension in English. No matter what you teach, your students must be able to comprehend the unique concepts and vocabulary in each unit. This site offers Spanish-English Cognates/Cognados, hands-on spelling and phonics activities, and motivational strategies to help the ELL as well as the other students in the class who struggle with literacy skills. This is practical, research-based information on how to help English language learners read and succeed!