I’ve previously written about my concern and skepticism related to Common Core Standards (see The Best Articles Sharing Concerns About Common Core Standards).

Right now, there are no specific guidelines on applying Common Core English standards to English Language Learners, even though there is a bunch of money getting ready to be spent to develop ELL tests that are pegged to the Common Core (see The Best Resources For Learning About The “Next Generation” Of State Testing).

It does appear, though, that funders are starting to throw money around to relate Common Core to ELL’s (“good money after bad?” or “bad money after bad money?).

Here are my choices for The Best Resources For Learning About Common Core Standards & English Language Learners:

“Common Core” Standards And English Language Learners is a post I wrote last year.

Standards Organizers Leave English Proficiency to States is by Mary Ann Zehr at Ed Week.

Stanford to Lead Creation of ELL Standards for ‘Common Core’ is by Mary Ann Zehr, and appeared in her blog, Learning The Language.

ELL Researchers Hope to Launch Effort on ‘Common Core’ is also by Mary Ann.

Colorin Colorado has a page on “Common Core State Standards and English Language Learners.”

Application of Common Core State Standards for English Language Learners is from Common Core.

Gates Joins Stanford ELL Project as Details Emerge is from Education Week.

Stanford Launches “Understanding Language” Initiative

“Language Demands to Grow for ELLs Under New Standards”

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