This site focuses on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition-contrasts "pen/pan, said/sad," etc. Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings.

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "b" and "v" sounds as in "very/bury." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts short "e" and "i" sounds as in "bill/bell". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a...

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition. It contrasts "th" (vocalized) & "th" (not vocalized). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. There is also a...

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "sh" & "ch". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge," for suggested...

The first step in information fluency is locating Web resources. Use this Internet Search Wizard to effectively retrieve educational Internet content by using advanced search strategies. This tool prompts the user for keywords which are...

Citing Internet resources can be painless with this user-friendly wizard. Choose the type of Citation Standard (APA, Chicago, CSE, Harvard, or MLA) and fill in your information to create a citation. The 21st Century Information Fluency...

Internet content is not reviewed like published written material - so how do you know if the information you found on the Internet is reliable? Use this Evaluation Wizard to guide you through a thorough assessment of any Internet...

This tutorial focuses on variety in sentence openers; it includes a slideshow about adding variety in sentence fluency and length, and why and how to add variety to sentence openers with examples. It also offers an audio clip with...

A collection of activities where students investigate linear systems. Activities explore their features, points that are common to a system of two linear equations, ways to express a solution, using a system to make predictions, finding...

How do we recognize logically equivalent conditional statements? Conditional (or "if-then") statements can be difficult to master, but your confidence and fluency on the LSAT will improve significantly if you can recognize the various...

A simplified version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" developed for English language learners by an ESL teacher.

Because the cause of adolescents' difficulties in reading vary, interventions may focus on any of the critical elements of knowledge and skill required for the comprehension of complex texts, including fundamental skills such as phonemic...

In this exercise designed for Spanish-speaking English language learners, students listen to a triathlon sportscast. Then they answer two questions about what they have heard. The exercise tests listening comprehension and listening...

A selection of 20 or so mp3 listening files, with audioscripts, that you can download and play on your computer or portable player. Each comes with a follow-up activity -- these can vary, e.g., an offline writing assignment, online...

Inspired by "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)," this lesson asks students to think about memorable writing--writing that has, in some way, touched them personally. Students will make multiple drafts of simple advice in order to make...

Micro-Module provides an excellent overview on copyright and fair use. Following the article is a post-test to assess your understanding of the material. The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois...

Micro-Module provides instruction on searching documents in non-HTML formats. Find out about specilized search engines for alternate file formats. Also contains godd charts summarizing file extensions of alternate formats. Following the...

Six slides explaining how to use additive transition words to connect, or add, one idea to another to increase fluency. Examples are provided in a chart and within various types of sentences.

Tutorial explaining the importance of determining the authorship as one of the criteria to evaluating a website. Following the article is a post-test to assess your understanding of the material. The 21st Century Information Fluency...

Wonderful, extensive site from Ingles Mundial for Spanish-speaking ELLs. In this section, students see clothing items in a "store" and then answer comprehension questions based on price and size. Instructions are in Spanish.

Extensive site from Ingles Mundial focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "s" & "z". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition.

Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts sounds as in "hut/hot, nut/not." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge"...