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Transcend the Words

"The mighty oak was once a little nut
​          that stood its ground."
-Unknown

BLOGS AND GENERAL RESOURCES

ATA ESLC
The Alberta Teachers' Association ESL Specialist Council offers many resources including its Monthly Focus Archive.  Topics include "Academic Language", and "Cultural Competency".
bALANCED LITERACY DIET
 The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment partnered with the Ontario Institute for the Studies of Education to create The Balanced Literacy Diet website in order to support educators in developing effective and engaging literacy programs across the elementary grades.
empowering ELls
Tan Huynh has created and maintains an incredible resource.  A great go to when looking for strategies to implement in your classroom.
colorin colorado
Colorín Colorado has been providing free research-based information, activities, and advice to parents, schools, and communities  for more than a decade.
cult of pedagogy
Jennifer Gonzalez provides insight and inspiration into the craft, theory and soul of teaching through her blogs, podcasts and videos.
Larry Ferlazzo
Larry Ferlazzo blogs about websites that help teach ELL.
Literacy shed
The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources.  The aim is to provide high quality resources that can be used in stand alone literacy lessons, form the basis for a whole literacy unit or support literacy units that you already have in place.
Valentina Conzalez
Valentina Gonzalez provides an incredible amount of information on supporting language learners through her weekly blog.  
teaching channel
Watch, share and learn diverse techniques to help every student grow.

WORKSHEETS AND GENERAL LESSON PLANS

bogglesworld
This site will 'boggle' your mind.  Worksheets and lesson plans for grammar, phonics, writing, and more.
busy teacher
A database of over 17 000 free, printable worksheets and lesson plans.  Choose from grammar, vocabulary, seasonal and more.  No registration required.
Scholastic Talk About Series
The Talk About series provides models to introduce English language learners to the structure, patterns, and vocabulary of everyday and content-specific language.  This site is to be used in conjunction with the book series purchased through Scholastic.
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