Where to begin: ALSDE ELL Website

If you have only one English Language Learner or if you have ten in your classroom this blog will be helpful to you. As an Alabama State Department of Education Regional ELL Coach, I'm always asked about useful online resources that can assist teachers in effectively instructing ELL students and administrators in providing the best in their ELL program.



For Alabama educators, the best place to begin is the ELL component of the State Department of Education ALEX website at: http://alex.state.al.us/ell/



There are a few links that are under construction at this time. However, there are several very useful resources available.

The working resources on this website include:

• ELL Program Administration


• Title III


• Professional Development


• State Resources


• WIDA


• ELL PDA


• National Resources


• Instruction


• Standards


• Online Resources


• Materials for Classroom/ELL Teachers


• Assessment


• Parental Involvement


• State ELL Manual


• Transcripts A-Z

Throughout the next few posts I will be pointing out useful and important information from this website.

For both administrator and teacher, I recommend starting off by reading through the State ELL Manual to gain more knowledge on the state's ELL Policy and Procedures.