Reading Rockets–NEA Guide
Supporting English Language Learners Through COVID-19: Resources for Educators
How can families and educators address the impacts of school closures and the other ways the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting English language learners? What kinds of support might be helpful during the coming school year?
This project was developed in partnership with the National Education Association and Colorín Colorado.
ELL and COVID-19 resources
This updated resource section from Colorín Colorado includes information on:
- distance learning for ELLs
- communicating and partnering with families
- social-emotional supports for ELLs and immigrant students.
Guide: distance learning for ELLs
These articles offer planning tools, strategies, recommended resources, and much more.
Instruction for ELLs
- What You Need to Know
- Distance Learning Needs Assessment
- How to Expand ELLs' Access to Technology for Distance Learning
- Planning Instruction
- Offline Learning at Home
- Challenges and Opportunities
- Recommended Resources
- Privacy Considerations for ELLs/Immigrant Students
Building Partnerships with ELL Families
More recommended resources
- Educating English Learners during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Ideas for States and School Districts (Migration Policy Institute)
- Supporting English Learners in the COVID-19 Crisis (Council of Great City Schools)
- COVID-19: Evidence-Based Practices (DOEd Regional Education Laboratories)
- COVID-19 & Immigrant Communities: Your Questions Answered (NEA)
- Reflection Tools for ELs Returning to School in 2020 (SupportEd)
- Larry Ferlazzo: Grading ELLs in Content Classes (Education Week)
- 5 Effective Modeling Strategies for ELLs (Edutopia)
- PD Opportunities for EL Teachers During Summer (TESOL Blog)
Social media networks for ELL educators
#ELLChat: Archives from Twitter Chats
A number of Twitter #ELLchat discussions have focused on distance learning. Learn more about #ELLchat from this overview. (You don't need a Twitter account to browse those resources.)
