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Bbc: Teaching English

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great site from the BBC with ideas and effective methods for teaching ESL class -- pronunciation, listening, reading, and other ESL topics. Downloads include 50+ PDF tools, handouts, quizzes and other helpful material.
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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Intermediate Level

For Students 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish-speaking students. It is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension,...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Beginning Level

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish speaking students. This section is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening...
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TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Self Study Idiom Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Vast array of quizzes and self-study exercises based on idioms and idiomatic expressions, categorized in a variety of ways (beginning with A, B, etc., by keyword, or by association with other groupings). Great practice for the ELL/ESL...
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Hong Kong Education City: English Campus

For Students 9th - 10th
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
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PBS

Wgbh: Becoming Bilingual

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Useful articles about how to support children's bilingual language development. Includes different models and tips for ESL classrooms. Part of a larger site with loads of tips and resources for "launching young readers."
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Everything ESL

President's Day: George Washington

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This "President's Day: George Washington" unit will provide many downloads and resources. Teach ESL students about the first president, U.S. Flag, and the American colonies. It provides internet sites for further research.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Activities for Newcomers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Practical tips, activities, and great resource suggestions from a veteran ESL teacher for working with newly arrived non-English speaking students.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Activities for Newcomers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Practical tips, activities, and great resource suggestions from a veteran ESL teacher for working with newly arrived non-English speaking students.
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Tefl.net: Esl Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
TEFL.NET provides a variety of different ESL worksheets, games, and activities available for download. Worksheets are categorized by topic. Teaching tips and suggestions are also provided.
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Esl Teachers' Board: Survival Arabic for Teachers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
While the pronunciations are a bit off, this is an ultimately useful list of basic classroom vocabulary (e.g., Stand) and phrases (e.g., What's the difference?) of use to the ESL teacher with Arabic speaking students. It provides a basis...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover how contextual factors count when learning a second language.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Tale of the Tooth Fairy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach about American culture while developing language, listening and reading skills. This lesson plan includes the TESOL goals and standards.It provides many follow up activities.
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LD Online

Ld Online: English Language Learners With Special Needs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a synopsis of educating ELL students who are struggling in school, and identifying learning disabilities in this population of students. Included are strategies for avoiding misidentification and implementing early...
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Forest, Deserts and Grasslands

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Biomes and Ecosystems unit will increase the interest of the ELL students. Lessons are based on the TESOL, ESL standards.
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Useful, extensive site for the Spanish-speaking ELL. This grammar section focuses on use of the articles "a/an" and plurals. A variety of interactive, self-correction exercises are provided. A "Teacher's Lounge," section is available...
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Adjectives and Adverbs

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a basic explanation of adjectives & adverbs, with examples of each. This resource explains how to change adjectives into adverbs through interactive exercises (with hints and answers).
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Making Questions

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is targeted practice for question formulation; guided prompts ask the student to type question (yes-no or who, what, where, when). Students can then check the answer, ask for a hint, or see the answer.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: "It" and "There"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brief interactive exercise on proper usage of "there is," "it is," "is there," "is it," "there was," "it was," "was it," etc. Twelve questions, the student types in the blank & can then check the answer or get a hint.
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Growing Flowers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A lesson plan for young ELL learners on how to grow flowers. Teachers will meet the ESL TESOL standards. Lots of resources included in this activity.
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University of Washington

University of Washington: Grammar: Prepositions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Mary Nell Sorensen teaches ESL at the University of Washington. Her page provides grammar tutorials for all the parts of speech. This specific pages covers prepositions
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Everything ESL

Safety First!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Safety issues that are crucial for new ELL students are reviewed. Fire, bicycle, water, seatbelt, food, and weather safety and 911 services are covered with links to additional supplemental materials.

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