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1. Letter from Associate Commissioner – OBEWL, Ms. Elisa Alvarez regarding continuity of learning for English Language Learners during COVID-19 school closures
   • Versión enÌýespañol
2. Resource Collection compiled by OBEWL for English Language Learners and World Language Students, with links to Resources compiled by the NYS RBERNs
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   • A website full of interactive websites that can be used to support ELLs.
4. • Accessible in multiple languages
5. • Scaffolded grade-level learning experiences and language instruction. Free subscriptions offered for COVID-19.
6. • Web-based resource to support reading in both English and Spanish.
7. • These general ESOL websites offer many types of activities (grammar, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, etc.) for language learners of all levels.
8. Ìý(Grades PreK-12)
   • As teachers, students, and families deal with school closures, PBS LearningMedia producers and educators have come together to curate a special collection of resources organized by grade and subject area. Find videos, lesson plans, and activities that support learning at home.ÌýFeatured lesson plans in this collection contain full contextualization for the media they include. Plan and adapt our lessons in creative ways, using the Lesson Builder tool, Google Classroom, Remind, and more.
9. Ìý (P-5)
   • Read alouds of books and stories. Users can choose the language of both the text and the narration (English or Spanish).
10. • Movies, quizzes, activities, and games, for English Language Learners of all ages. Curriculum organized in three levels of varying difficulty, each building upon the grammar and vocabulary of the last. 6 units and multiple lessons in each level.
11. Ìý(2-12)
    • Global storybook includes digital stories narrated in fifty available languages, including open-licensed books for over 40 countries and regions on five continents
12. Ìý(2-12)
    • Online vocabulary building resource for ELLs. Users pick topics and themes and can click on images to hear the word. Topics include such things as colors, numbers, action words, routines, food, months, etc.
13. Ìý(2-12)
    • A free resource for learning a language. Lessons begin with common words and phrases written and pronounced, and grow in difficulty.
14. • Pre-reading materials focusing on letters, numbers, shapes, and colors.
    • The materials are available in Spanish, French, German, and English.
15. • Classic fairy tales and fables told in Stories told in English, Spanish,ÌýFrench,ÌýItalian, andÌýGerman.
16. • ​​A plethora of varied texts, podcasts, videos, and lesson plans to engage and instruct ELL/MLL students in reading and writing. Aligned to Common Core.
17. • AÌýsite for Spanish-speaking families containing videos, texts, and digital applications instructing children and sharing information for parents.
18. • ​​Students can practice math and build English vocabulary while referencing their home language. Languages include French, Turkey, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.Ìý
19. • A collection of professional development videos on how to support distance learning for ELLsÌý