Course Crafters, Inc.

Course Crafters, Inc. is the author of a new comprehensive program for school districts with the goal of improving academic achievement of English learners through building partnerships among schools, EL families, and community. http://www.hmhco.com/classroom/professional-and-school-resources/family-engagement Since 1993, Course Crafters has specialized in the English language learner (ELL) market, the fastest-growing K-12 segment. Course Crafters is the developer of scores of best-selling ELL programs, as well as ELL ancillaries for reading/language arts, science, social studies, and math programs. Recently, Course Crafters has authored two ground-breaking supplementary ELL programs, "Academic Language Notebooks: The Language of Math" (Perfection Learning) and "The ELL Reference Center" (EBSCO Publishing). Course Crafters is the publisher of "The Course Crafters Guide to the ELL Market," the most comprehensive and authoritative analysis available of the U.S. English language learner market. Lise Ragan and her team of ELL specialists provide ELL consulting and product development for many publishers, educational technology companies, and global education organizations. Currently, the company is developing a comprehensive ELL professional development program for middle and high school content teachers, as well as an ELL/immigrant family engagement program.