TESL Journal
The Internet Tesl Journal: For Teachers of English as a Second Language
Articles, research papers, lessons plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links for teachers of English as a second language students.
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Practical Ideas on Alternative Assessment for Esl
A treasure trove of ideas for assessing the progress of English as a second language students other than traditional testing. Examples of a variety of measures that focus on growth over time, emphasis on student's strengths, and...
PBS
Wgbh: Becoming Bilingual
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."
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Academic Language: Everyone's "Second" Language
Being able to speak English fluently does not guarantee that a student will be able to use language effectively in academic settings. Fluency must be combined with higher order thinking skills to create an "academic language," which...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Living Language: Baby's First Words in Spanish [Pdf]
This book tells you everything you need to know about how your baby develops her first and second languages from birth to age two.
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: English Vietnamese Vocabulary Quizzes
Interactive quizzes to develop vocabulary in English and Vietnamese. Basic vocabulary that's great for second language learners.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Text Talk (Read Aloud)
This online lesson supports the language development and reading comprehension of kindergarten through second graders. Through the use of an innovative "Text talk," strategy, students will explain, develop, and expand upon story ideas....
BBC
Bbc World Service: Learning English Grammar
The Grammar and Vocabulary area of the BBC World Service site has a section on common grammar problems and a section on idioms and expressions. There are also links to pages that provide English language learning opportunities that...
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Reading Rockets Resources for Ell
Information that will help your child become a good reader and successful student. There are ideas on what to do at home, reading tips, activities, books, stories, resources and more. This bilingual site is designed for Spanish-speaking...
International Reading Association
Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms
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...
International Reading Association
Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms
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...
Apple
I Tunes Store for Podcasts
Both students and teachers can find podcasts that can be subscribed to, or downloaded to a computer or any MP3 playing device. Most are free and those that carry a fee are clearly marked. The best place to start is under the Education...
Other
Elated Communications: Html Tutorial
This site is on how to write web pages using HyperText Markup Language, from beginner's lessons to more advanced tutorials. Whether you're just starting out with your first website, or a seasoned HTML expert, these great HTML tips aim to...
ESL4kids
The Efl Playhouse: Games for Learning English
Use these adaptations of familiar children's games to help foster language development. Each game has a write up detailing how to play, what materials are needed and what adaptations can be made for non-English speakers.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Conjunctions 1
This site from The Internet TESL Journal is developed for students for whom English is a Second Language (ESL). This is a fairly basic test site that asks for the missing conjunction from a complete sentence.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Prepositions
This site from The Internet TESL Journal was developed for students for whom English is a second language (ESL), this is a fairly basic test site that asks for the missing preposition from a complete sentence. Provides correct answers....
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Esl Quizzes Conjunctions 2
Developed for students for whom English is a Second Language (ESL), this is a fairly basic test site that asks students to combine two complete sentences using conjunctions.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Grammar Quizzes
This site from The Internet TESL Journal is developed for students for whom English is a Second Language (ESL). This is packed full of helpful quizzes covering all aspects of English grammar, from articles to sentence structure to word...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Prepositions
At this site from The Internet TESL Journal, which is developed for students for whom English is a Second Language (ESL), this is a fairly basic test site that asks for the missing preposition from a complete sentence. Part of a series...
Other
Shutterfly: Ell Resources: Resources by Grade Level
List of teaching ideas to aid teachers of primary grade English language learners. (Note: Videos will not load on archived website.)
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Shutterfly: Ell Resources: Reading With El Ls
Lots of teaching ideas for helping English language learners enhance their reading skills. (Note: links to worksheets may not work for archived website.)
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Shutterfly: Ell Resources: Increasing Student Talk
List of collaborative group ideas to help teachers foster interaction between English language learner students in their classes.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
English for Little Children
This is an interactive site intended to teach English as a foreign language to young children. It is a helpful multimedia resource for EFL teachers. There are ten themes, each with two levels of difficulty, that allow children to...
Other
Teachit.co.uk: Library of English Teaching Resources
Teachit.co.uk is a free online resource for English teachers. Content includes classroom materials, schemes of work, lesson plans, and teaching tools. Look at the Top 5s, the English Teaching Online, the Teachit Trails, and the Tweakits....