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Parents of English language learners (ELLs) should be provided with opportunities to fully participate in school events and activities. The below resources will assist school personnel in engaging parents to make this possible.

• Photos and Information from the September 23, 2017 event
• A Parent Involvement Guide for Educators in ELL Programs
• Executive Order Fact Sheets for Families
• Family Engagement: Authentic Partnerships for Increasing Achievement
• How to Reach Out to Parents of ELLs
• Parent Information
• WIDA Family Engagement Focus Bulletin
• WIDA Parent Webinars

• Brief on Bilingual Paraprofessionals
• NJ Career Assistance Navigator and ELLs
• Identifying ELs Tool Kit
• Fall Checklist for New Bilingual/ESL Supervisors
• Former ELL Monitoring Form Example
• Grading Policy Samples
• NJ Model Curriculum and ESL Curriculum Exemplars
• NCIIP Language Portal
• Reference Guides for Registering Students With Non-English Names
• Scholarship Information
• Websites for Teachers

• Masters in ESL
• ELL Model Program Site Information
• New Jersey Institutions Offering ESL/BE Endorsements

• New Jersey Names 2020-2022 Model Programs
• Atlantic City Model Programs
• Linden Public Schools Model Programs
• Passaic Public Schools
• Toms River Regional School District K-12 Bilingual
• Vineland Public Schools Model Programs

• Databases
• Directory of Bilingual Child Study Team Professionals
• NJ Writing Proficiency Growth
• Updated List - Approved English Language Proficiency Tests

• Danielson/ELL Crosswalk
• Doing and Talking Math in Science
• New Jersey Tiered Systems of Support
• New York State Bilingual Glossaries
• NJ Model Curriculum and ESL Curriculum Exemplars
• Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition
  The 2016 WIDA Can Do Descriptors, Key Uses Edition, K-12 offers a focus on what language learners can do to participate meaningfully in teaching and learning in academic contexts.  This edition is organized around four over-arching communicative purposes, called Key Uses: Recount, Explain, Argue, and Discuss.
• WIDA PRIME Instructional Material