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 **[|PRIME Instructional Materials A WIDA RESOURCE]** These are the instructional materials that have been reviewed by WIDA-trained correlators. "//**Please note that WIDA does not endorse any set of instructional materials.** // ELL teachers work in a range of environments that may include pull-out classes, stand-alone classes, or a combination thereof and the needs of their ELL students vary widely. For that reason, teachers should consider the information contained in the correlation below along with other questions listed in the [|FAQs]  to determine how particular materials best meet their needs"

IRC ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS
= ** This is an annotated bibliography of the ESL materials and resources for teaching Content in English to ELs that Jeanette Gordon suggests for examination in your district. ** The first pages offer suggestions based on program types for the kinds of materials that may be beneficial and the most basic info about how to use them. Please note: The bibliography is based on my awareness of products, and exceptional resources may be omitted. =

=OTHER RESOURCES= ====[|Larry Ferlazzo Resources] Larry Ferlazzo has developed an amazing collection of resources for teaching ESL and content to ELLs. He is a high school instructor.who emphasizes building on student strengths. See his books on the site and the impressive reviews.==== (PRIME) is **not an evaluative tool** aimed to judge the effectiveness of published materials using the WIDA ELP Standards. The goal is twofold: 1) to aid publishers and correlators in developing materials and communicating how their materials incorporate or address aspects of the WIDA ELD Standards, and 2) to assist educators in making informed decisions in selecting instructional materials for programs serving ELLs. , written by Jeanette Gordon and Alex Ragan, Course Crafters
 * [|PRIME] The Protocol for Review of Instructional Materials for ELLs (PRIME) Developed by WIDA**

[[file:2013 Annotated Bib of Prof. Dev. Books for ESL Methods.doc]]
==This is an annotated list of books related to ESL Methods prepared by Jeanette Gordon. Teachers taking Innovative Methods at the IRC, choose their course "text" from this list. They are great resources for PLCs that focus on ESL, Sheltered Instruction or support for gen ed teachers serving ELLs.==

** Also select the Video Resources page. **
SUMMARIES, REFLECTIONS & APPLICATIONS BY INNOVATIVE METHODS PARTICIPANTS