Bilingual/ELL Services ~ Bilingue/Servicios de ELL
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Welcome!
Sandra Moran
Director of Bilingual/EL Services
Wauconda Public Schools
I have the privilege of:
Leading the identification, development, implementation and measurement of district-wide strategies for improving the instruction and support of Emergent Bilingual students
Coordinating with the Curriculum and Instruction department to ensure the curriculum for our second language learners is effective and aligned with state standards
Promoting partnerships between District #118 Emergent bilingual families, professional organizations and the greater community
Parent & Community Resources
Common Core and WIDA for ELLs
- https://www.edsurge.com/news/all-work-no-play-what-common-core-means-for-the-pre-k-crowd
- https://www.colorincolorado.org/videos/meet-expert/dr-kenji-hakuta
- https://wida.wisc.edu/teach/standards
- https://wida.wisc.edu/resources
Articles
- https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html?_r=2&
- https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/256407-mapping-the-bilingual-brain
- https://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135043787/being-bilingual-may-boost-your-brain-power?sc=emaf?sc=emaf
- http://www.cal.org/areas-of-impact/english-learners
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8243918&fileId=S1366728910000519
- http://0-eric.ed.gov.opac.msmc.edu/?q=source%3A%22Journal+of+the+Association+of+Mexican+American+Educators%22&ff1=eduHigher+Education&id=EJ1017085
- http://ell.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/ell/pdf/bilingual-means-two.pdf
- http://www.colorado.edu/education/sites/default/files/attached-files/Escamilla_Misunderestimation%20of%20Manuel.pdf
- https://educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/building-on-the-translanguaging-practices-of-emergent-bilinguals/
- https://ofeliagarciadotorg.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/education-multilingualism-translanguaging-21st-century.pdf
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/life-bilingual/201603/what-is-translanguaging
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk0ygruQ7pw
- http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/perpg/fac/genesee/HDBK%20BFLA%20FINAL.pdf
- http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/sheltered-instruction-and-english-language-development-defining-eld/