The new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) currently being rolled out in 46 states give little specific acknowledgement of the challenges for English language learners (ELLs). The introduction to the CCSS states that identifying the supports needed to help ELLs (or any other population of students) is "beyond the scope of the Standards". The Common Core State Standards do not fully address how to serve language minority students, but there are best practices that ensure that students will meet the requirements. There is research that can be used as the basis for helping promote high levels of content and language learning among ELLs. Drawing broadly on this research, the authors suggest guidelines in this article. These guidelines vary with respect to how much research support they have; some are based on research in the general education literature rather than research specifically with ELLs.