Resources

The following resources may be useful for teachers, administrators, and parents of ELL or bilingual students. Please select the links below for more information on each resource. New resources will be added as they are discovered, so remember to check this page again in the future.

• Illinois State Board of Education
  Information on important educational issues in the state of Illinois
• Illinois Resource Center
  Assistance for teachers and administrators serving linguistically and culturally diverse students
• Institute for Language and Education Policy
  Research-based advocacy resources for schools and communities
• Loyola's Office of Student Diversity Multicultural Affairs
  Information on Loyola University Chicago's Office of Student Diversity and Multicultural affairs
• Office of English Language Acquistion
  United States Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition
• School of Education Diversity Resources
  Diversity and multicultural resources provided by the Loyola University Chicago School of Education
• WIDA Standards
  World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment's English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards
• The Challenge of Working with Dual Language Learners
• Meeting the Home Language Mandate
• City Colleges of Chicago provide free English class, supplemental ESL classes are avaiable in areas such as conversation, writing, and career development
• Chicago Public Library offers resources for people learning to speak English and those who support ELL
• Skokie Public Library offers literacy resources for Skokie residents
• Indian Trails Public Library offers literacy resources for residents near the Aptakisic-Tripp School District
• Highland Park Public Library offers literacy resources for residents of Highland Park