Especially for educators

Resources for Educators

As educators, you're always seeking resources to understand your English Language Learners (ELLs) and help them dotheir best in your classroom. At the same time, you know that it's important to reach out to ELL parents and families and welcome them into your school's community of learning. To help you, Lea con La NEA offers these links to excellent resources.

Create a reading event!

We've compiled a basic to-do list for elementary or middle school teachers who want to hold an event in their classroom in conjunction with NEA's Read Across America.

Get an event idea:

• Swap hats with people in your community
• Try these Seuss-inspired recipes
• Explore the many hats of Dr. Seuss
• More ideas...

Download, print, and reproduce these FREE resources:

• posters
• bookmarks
• certificates of participation
• logos
• A multicultural reading calendar, and more...

Check out these recommended books:

• Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children
• Kids' Top 100 Books
• Asian-American booklist
• Spanish/English bilingual booklist
• 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know
• Celebrity Book Picks
• State-by-State booklist
• Youth Leaders for Literacy booklist

Get more helpful stuff:

• Resources for parents -- pass these out to parents.
• Monthly Reading Resources -- engage kids in reading all year long.
• Get more information, tools, and ideas on our Resources page.

Send comments to readacross@nea.org