LibGuides: ESL-7300: Assessing Diverse Learners: Week 1 Resources

Week 1 Resources

Teaching diverse learners: Assessment
Brown University. (2020, December 12). Teaching diverse learners: Assessment.
This resource is a good primer for understanding the basic components of assessing diverse learners.
ELL Glossary
Colorin Colorado! (2020). ELL glossary En Espanol.
This website provides information on the basic terminology associated with English language learning.
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice
Gay, G. (2018). Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research, and practice (3rd ed.). Teachers College Press.
This is a seminal academic book about the importance of cultural context and experience when interpreting diverse learners. For this week’s readings focus on Chapter 1: Challenges and Perspectives, and Chapter 3: The Power of Culturally Responsive Caring.
KWL
KWL. (n.d.). The Teacher Toolkit. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/kwl
This website includes a short description of the KWL Chart as well as a link to a template that can be used to create one for this assignment.
English Language Learning LibGuide
This guide is for the NCU specialization English Language Learning. It contains resources available in the NCU Library.