Instructional Strategies for ELLs – Website Evaluation by Amara Williams

Colorín Colorado

amaradw8 — 2025-07-15 12:41:49 UTC

Colorín Colorado is a leading national website that provides educators and families of ELLs with research-based, no-cost information, activities and advice. These include strategies for vocabulary development, scaffolding, engaging families, and culturally responsive teaching.

WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment)

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WIDA promotes academic language development and academic success for linguistically diverse students. WIDA offers tools like Can Do Descriptors and teaching strategies for each English proficiency level.

Teaching Tolerance (now Learning for Justice)

amaradw8 — 2025-07-15 12:44:17 UTC

Learning for Justice, while not solely focused on ELLs, provides inclusive classroom strategies that benefit multilingual learners. Its explicit focus on equity, anti-bias education, and differentiated instruction, is a great asset in a diverse classroom.

NCELA (National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition)

amaradw8 — 2025-07-15 12:46:36 UTC

NCELA is a federally funded resource center that provides research, policy guidance, and instructional resources to support multilingual learners. Their goal is to provide rigorous and data-driven foundational support for ELLs. Services offered include, but are not limited to, evidence-based instruction across all grade levels, accountability, and compliance with ESSA.

TESOL International Association

amaradw8 — 2025-07-15 12:48:00 UTC

TESOL provides professional development, research, and instructional resources for teachers of English learner students. Services offered include content-based language instruction, language objectives, and support of the rights of English language learners.

Edutopia

amaradw8 — 2025-07-15 12:51:24 UTC

Edutopia, created by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, features articles, videos, and blogs about evidence-based practices in teaching, including practices tailored to English learners. Edutopia features project-based learning, culturally relevant practices, and ELL-inclusive classroom teaching models.

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