Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Sharing the Gift of Reading
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Seasons Readings
The holidays are upon us! This is a great time of year to think about special celebrations, family traditions, classic stories, and holiday fun. If you'd like to make reading part of your holidays, take a look at The Gift of Reading (also available in Spanish).
Highlights
Book of the Month
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos
By Lucía González
Illustrated by Lulu Delacre
Many years ago, a wonderful thing happened in New York City — a librarian named Pura Belpré welcomed her fellow Puerto Ricans to the public library for the first time. This is her story, told through the eyes of two young children who are introduced to the library and its treasures by Pura just before Christmas. Bilingual Spanish-English text.
Bilingual Holiday Booklist
Colorín Colorado presents recommendations for some holiday books to share with your family. Recommended books include classic children's stories and depictions of Hispanic families celebrating Christmas and Las Posadas, as well as stories of celebrations and traditions in other cultures. The list is available in English and Spanish.
Reading Rockets: Books for the Holidays
Reading Rockets also lists some wonderful holiday selections in its Ten Books for the Holiday Season booklist, as well as suggestions of books that will make great gifts for kids in the Books as Gifts 2008 booklist.
Resources from Our Learning Store
LearningStore is a service shared by Colorín Colorado and our sister sites (Reading Rockets, LD OnLine, and AdLit.org) to provide you the best educational materials, vetted by experts. ELL resources include books, software, interactive learning tools, and DVDs. Take a look and see what you think!
This month's features
Culturally Responsive Instruction
ELL classrooms are filled with diversity and rich cultural traditions! Culturally Responsive Instruction for Holidays and Religious Celebrations shows teachers how to bring rich
cultural content into their teaching in a way that expands students' knowledge, interest, and respect for other cultural traditions.
The article offers suggestions that can be used throughout the year, as well as when celebrating cultural and religious holidays.
How to Help Your Child Have a Happy Holiday Season
For the parents of children with special needs, take a look at this article from our sister site, LD OnLine, about helping children with social and behavioral problems have a happy holiday season.
New! Meet the Experts Podcasts
Colorín Colorado and the American Federation of Teachers present a new series of podcasts, featuring interviews with leaders in the English language learner (ELL) education field from across the country. Topics covered range from ELLs in preschool to improving ELLs' graduation rates, as well as multicultural children's literature and professional development ideas for teachers.
Don't miss
Sesame Street: Bilingual Resources for Military Families
In recognition of the contributions made by the United States Armed Forces, Sesame Workshop presents this bilingual educational outreach designed for military families and their young children to share. Resources include, videos, parent information, and a facilitator guide — all available in
English and Spanish.
Social Networking with Colorín Colorado
Colorín Colorado now has a fan page on Facebook. Check us out and become a fan today!
We are also on Twitter, so sign up to follow our twitters and be the first to now what's new and exciting on Colorín Colorado.
Reading Rockets' Newest Show: Toddling Toward Reading
Hosted by Reba McEntire, Toddling Toward Reading looks at what it takes to give our preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. This is the 10th episode in the Reading Rockets' "Launching Young Readers" series and is now airing on PBS, so check your local listings!
Today's News
School Groups Hope K-12 Gets Share of Stimulus
Education Week
ESOL Advocates Fighting Loss of Teacher Training
The Miami Herald
Spelling Bee Makes ESL Students Feel at Home
Toronto Star (Canada)
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Colorín Colorado is a free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs, also known as students of English as a second language).
Colorín Colorado is produced by Reading Rockets — an educational service of WETA, the flagship public broadcasting station in the nation's capital. Original artwork by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator David Diaz is used with permission.
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