The moment had finally come. Far too much bad blood existed between the colonial leaders and the crown to consider a return to the past. More and more colonists felt deprived by the British not only of their money and their civil liberties, but their lives as well. Bloodshed had begun over a year ago and there seemed little chance of a ceasefire. The radical wing of the Continental Congress was gaining strength with each passing day. It was time for a formal break with mother England. It was time to declare independence.

This link provides multiple resources for teachers that work with ELL students. There are multiple tabs that can provide you with up-to-date articles about ELL instruction and learning, lesson plans, various activities, and videos.

The focus of this lesson is to provide an opportunity for children to develop oral language skills and to record their oral language to share with others.

This lesson supports English Language Learners through and interdisciplinary integration of Civics (Culture and Folklore, English Language Arts, and STEAM Education guided by the WIDA, CCSS, and NGSS, and the Kallaloo Framework.

This particular roadmap features all of the COLLABORATIVE designed activities for the "Ancient Civilizations Roadmap Unit View (revised)" resource. You could distribute this roadmap to students for work that they complete synchronously with partner(s) as part of their learning path in the unit map.

Compare and contrast writing for English Learners using social studies content. Scaffolds include multimedia support, partner work, jigsaw protocol and sentence frames. This roadmap presents the UNIT view (including solo and collaborative tasks). There are two additional roadmaps for distribution that would be helpful when teaching the unit - Ancient Civilizations Roadmap- Solo Activities + Ancient Civilizations Roadmap- Collaborative Activities.

Many people speak more than one language, like the narrator in this poem. How does being bilingual affect you?
These resources would be a good way to share different cultures and identities.

This version of the classic holiday story has been slightly abridged and lightly adapted for advanced students of English language. The text includes comprehension checks, discussion questions, and collaborative activities.

Students explore the idea of ńcrossing boundariesî through bilingual, spoken-word poetry, culminating in a poetry slam at school or in the community.

This video presentation shares the challenges and rewards of working as a Title 1 principal in a school that serves students with high-needs. You will get to understand the challenges and how they were addressed. It is very encouraging for principals and teachers.

This letter provides policy guidance that has been issued to provide recipients with information to assist them in meeting their obligations and to provide members of the public with information about their rights under the civil rights laws and implementing regulations that the Departments enforces.

This video presents a Classroom Close-up lesson that helps English learners develop their language skills in a meaningful way. English learners will be provided with an autobiography assignment that gives ELs the opportunity to research their family histories and hone in their writing and speaking while encouraging and building their confidence.

This lesson plan will guide teachers on the fundamental areas for content and language teaching. For new teachers, I would suggest using the WIDA ELD Framework to help guide them in the process.

This project discusses what an English Language Learner is and the challenges they face in English education. This project also discusses the misplacement of ELL students in SPED classes and why they are incorrectly classified as such.

This publication is additional guidance for states, districts, and schools and was produced by the National Center for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) under the  U.S. Department of Education. This resource is essential to following the obligations under federal law to ensure that English learners have equal access to high-quality education and achieve their academic potential. 

Formulating, organizing, and presenting ideas clearly in writing. Reviews basic principles of rhetoric. Focuses on development of a topic, thesis, choice of appropriate vocabulary, and sentence structure to achieve purpose. Develops idiomatic prose style. Gives attention to grammar and vocabulary usage. Special focus on strengthening skills of bilingual students. Successful completion satisfies Phase I of the Writing Requirement. The purpose of this course is to develop your writing skills so that you can feel confident writing the essays, term papers, reports, and exams you will have to produce during your career here at MIT. We will read and analyze samples of expository writing, do some work on vocabulary development, and concentrate on developing your ability to write clear, accurate, sophisticated prose. We will also deal with the grammar and mechanical problems you may have trouble with.

Students will explore five different "Discovery Buckets". These buckets will give them opportunities to practice expressing both their thoughts and feelings. Main Curriculum Tie: English Language Arts Kindergarten Speaking and Listening Standard 6, Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. We recognize that an increased ability to communicate thoughts and feelings gives children the skills they need in their interactions with others. Acceptance by peers is not only correlated with positive attitudes toward school; it is a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life. This lesson helps children understand their emotions and how to appropriately express thoughts and feelings with others.

This guide is found on the Colorín Colorado website. This guide shares twenty big ideas to help school leaders build a strong home-school partnership.

This book contains 10 easy picture stories for beginning students of English. The stories have a Lexile level of 100L-500L and address common home and school situations. Each story includes images, self-correcting comprehension exercises, and a conversation prompt.

This checklist may assist you in bridging your child’s transition from home to school and give your child the best chance at success in learning and life. While your child’s education begins at home, this tool provides you with a set of questions to ask and important issues to consider when approaching your child’s teachers, principals, and counselors about their development. It can be hard to know how to support your child’s learning as a parent or caregiver, but asking your child’s educators the right questions is a good place to start.