English Language Learners (ELL) / Instructional Strategies

Instructional Strategies

Glossaries of Acronyms and Strategies | SDAIE Strategies | CTEL | Specific Subject Areas

Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)

A Few Useful Instructional Strategies
Anticipation Guide Carousel Brainstorm Clock Buddies Concept Maps Cooperative Learning Four Corners	Graphic Organizers Jigsaw KWL Note Taking Picture Word Inductive Model QAR	Quickwrites Reciprocal Teaching Role Playing Scaffolding Think, Pair, Share Venn Diagrams

CTEL and CLAD

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Teaching English Learners
Frequently Asked Questions for English Learner Authorizations
Frequently Asked Questions for Teaching English Learners
California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL) Coursework
- List of CCTC-Approved University CTEL Programs
California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL) Exam
CTEL Study Materials from Riverside USD

Subject Area Resources

English Language Arts
- Academic Content Standards for English Language Arts (pdf): English | Spanish
- Parent Handbook for English Language Arts (pdf): English | Spanish
- Making Language Arts Comprehensible to the English Language Learner (pdf)
Mathematics
- Academic Content Standards for Mathematics (pdf): English | Spanish
- Parent Handbook for Mathematics (pdf): English | Spanish | Chinese
- Translation Glossaries for Mathematics
- Making Math Comprehensible to the English Language Learner (pdf)
- Promoting Mathematics By Any and All Means (pdf)
- Universal Access for Mathematics (pdf)
- Math Instruction for English Language Learners
Science
- Academic Content Standards for Science (pdf): English | Spanish
- Parent Handbook for Science (pdf): English | Spanish | Chinese
- Science Safety Regulations (pdf): English | Spanish | Hmong | Arabic | Chinese | Korean
- Apparatus Used in Science (pdf): English | Spanish | Punjabi | Arabic | Chinese
- Translation Glossaries for Science
- Visual Glossary: Vegetable Biology | Animal Biology | Human Body
- Making Science Comprehensible to the English Language Learner (pdf)
- Strategies for Teaching Science to English Language Learners
- English Learner Initiative of the California Science Project
Social Studies
- Academic Content Standards for History-Social Science (pdf): English | Spanish
- Parent Handbook for History-Social Science (pdf): English | Spanish
- Translation Glossaries for History-Social Science
- Making Social Studies Comprehensible to the English Language Learner (pdf)
Physical Education
- Universal Access for Physical Education (see pages 206-216)

Last updated May 30, 2010