Here are some challenges for English Learners (ELLs) with links for ideas about how to resolve them:
1. Academic language--for some of the best ideas look to Ana Chamot, as she developed CALLA, which is the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach.
2. Idioms and figurative language--The Amelia Bedelia books are great for teaching idioms and figurative language.
3. Sound/letter correspondence--Phonics is a great subject for teaching sound/letter correspondence.
4. Sequence of events--Teach the sequence of events using lesson plan for the Very Hungry Caterpillar.
5. Cause and effect--Use a multi-flow graphic organizer/thinking map for cause and effect.
6. Inferences--Check out good videos about teaching inferences.