WIU-ESL Resource Hub

PDE Standards for English Language Development

ELD Standards Framework (WIDA)

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ELD Coordinators Handbook (PDE/Center for Schools and Communities)

• A-Z reference, including a suggested timeline/checklist of annual administrative tasks
  

Supporting English Learners' Success: A Practical Guide for Administrators (PDE/Center for Schools and Communities)

PDE English Language Learners - Curriculum page & Critical Links

DRC Insight

U.S. Department of Education: Office of English Language Acquisition

Administrators: ELL Resources (Colorin' Colorado)

Resources for Families (Colorin' Colorado)

Tip Sheets & Guides for Teachers & Administrators (Colorin' Colorado)

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Professional Learning

Opportunities at no cost to current employees of Pennsylvania public school districts and current employees and students of Pennsylvania institutions of higher education. To be eligible to participate, you MUST register with your educational institution’s official email address.

Resources

Resources on the latest research and effective practices in ELD instruction

• PDE ELD Field Updates
• WIDA ACCESS Percentile Growth Reports
• ELD Screening, Identification, and Placement Tutorial
• On-Track Measures: English Language Proficiency Indicators Tutorial
• WIDA Preparing to Administer Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
• English Learner Reclassification Training Module
• Publications, Websites, Cultural Pamphlets

Technical Assistance

Translations Library

• EL-Specific Education
• General Education
• Health
• Special Education

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EL IEP Companion Checklist (PaTTAN)

FAQs: English Learners (Els) with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) (PaTTAN)

Tools and Resources for Addressing ELs with Disabilities (U.S. Dept. of Education)

MTSS for ELs: Literacy Implementation Rubric (U.S. Office of Special Education Programs)

Special Education and English Language Learners (Colorin' Colorado)

WIDA Alternate ACCESS for ELs

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WIDA provides language development resources to those who support the academic success of multilingual learners.

Assessment

• ACCESS for ELLs
• Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
• WIDA Screener
• Kindergarten W-APT (WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test)
• Accessibility and Accommodations
• Technology Requirements

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Understanding Multilingual Learners

• New to Teaching ELLs? (Colorin Colorado)
• Family Engagement (WIDA)
• Creating a Welcoming Classroom (WIDA)
• Multilingual Children and Their Families (WIDA)
• ELL Basics (Colorin' Colorado)
• Social & Emotional Support for ELLs (Colorin' Colorado)

Understanding What Students Can Do

• Can Do Descriptors (WIDA)
• Early Language Development Standards (WIDA)
• VIDEO: WIDA's Can Do Descriptors and Using ACCESS Results (The Language Lady)

Supporting EL Academic Growth

• Language for Learning (WIDA)
• Language-focused Approach to Lesson Planning (WIDA)
• ELL Strategies and Best Practices (Colorin' Colorado)
• Language and Vocabulary Development (Colorin' Colorado)
• Literacy Instruction (Colorin' Colorado)
• Reading Tip Sheets for Educators (Colorin' Colorado)
• Content Instruction for ELLs (Colorin' Colorado)
• Web Resources for Instruction (Colorin' Colorado)
• Classroom & Professional Learning Video Library (Colorin' Colorado)

Accommodations for English Language Learners

• Accommodations and Modifications Checklist for ESL Students (pdf)
• A Guide to Classroom and At-home Accommodations for English Language Learners (The Edvocate)
• Accommodations for ELLs in the Classroom (Kid-inspired Classroom)
• Classroom Accommodations for ESL and ELD Students (pdf)(Newfoundland Labrador Ed.)

Assessment

• Assessment for ELLs (Colorin' Colorado)
• Using Informal Assessment in the Classroom (Colorin' Colorado)
• Watch Them Grow: 5 Non-test Alternatives for Assessing English Language Learners (fluentU)

Maria Ronnenburger, ELD Educational Consultant at PaTTAN, distributes a monthly newsletter relating to PaTTAN's work in supporting educators as they ensure that English Learners receive appropriate supports in order to be academically successful. Each newsletter features information, events, and resources that are highly beneficial and worth exploring.

The following are links to her January and February newsletters:

• January 2023
• February 2023

Additionally, Ms. Ronnenburger maintains a comprehensive MTSS-ELD Padlet with an abundance of resources.

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