Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Twenty New Cultural Questions
These are different scenarios that teachers might have to confront with their ESL students. Help the professionals at your school understand the diverse cultures of your students. It offers downloads and resources. Great for staff...
TESL Journal
Bilingual English Portuguese Vocabulary Quizzes
This site offers vocabulary-building quizzes that can be used either by learners of English or by learners of Portuguese to test knowledge of the English and Portuguese words for colors, days, months, seasons, greetings, fruits,...
Other
Wikipedia: Simple English Edition
A subsite of the popular Internet user-based encyclopedia, in a simple English format for students of all ages with limited English reading abilities. Simple English uses easy words and short sentences. The Simple English version of...
Other
Wikipedia: Simple English Edition
A subsite of the popular Internet user-based encyclopedia, in a simple English format for students of all ages with limited English reading abilities. Simple English uses easy words and short sentences. The Simple English version of...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Accessing Students' Background Knowledge in the Ell Classroom
As you teach content areas to ELLs of diverse backgrounds, you may find that they struggle to grasp the content, and that they approach the content from very different perspectives. Drawing on your students' background knowledge and...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): A Festival of Books
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "A Festival of Books" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed questions,...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Crazy Housing Prices
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Crazy Housing Prices" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed questions,...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Getting Older but Not Sitting Around
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Getting Older But Not Sitting Around" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords,...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Agencies Get Millions for Homeless
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Agencies Get Millions for Homeless" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords,...
Rong-Chang ESL
Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Tenants Watch Building Burn
This site, geared toward English as a Second Language students, provides "Tenants Watch Building Burn" as a reading exercise and audio translation. Multiple choice questions, vocabulary practice, close exercises, crosswords, closed...
Other
Interlex: Free Vocabulary Builder
Free downloadable Windows application for language learners and teachers. Allows users to create bilingual vocabulary lists in over 30 different languages or download and use stock vocabulary files (food, clothing, nature, people travel,...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment
On a daily basis, ELLs are adjusting to new ways of saying and doing things. As their teacher, you are an important bridge to this unknown culture and school system. There are a number of things you can do to help make ELLs' transitions...
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides & Strategies for Speakers of Arabic.
This is the Arabic language version of a study skills site also available in English and other languages as well. Different sections teach skills in reading and writing, Internet literacy, critical thinking, math, science, dealing with...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Serving Immigrant Students Through School Community Partnerships
How do district and school partnerships with community-based organizations help schools better meet the needs of recent immigrant students? This article provides some examples of promising strategies in which community-based...
Other
Esl Independent Study Lab
This is a great resource for ESL/EFL students; it presents a collection of more than 250 sites where you can find reading and writing exercises, games, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and more. Rather than present a straight list,...
InterLink Language Centers
Esl Resource Center: Grammar Skills Practice
Several short lessons and pop quizzes for practicing grammar skills.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Teaching Writing to Diverse Student Populations
Writing is a complex operation requiring knowledge of text structure, syntax, vocabulary, and topic, and sensitivity to audience needs; so it is not surprising that many teens find writing challenging. This article identifies the...
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Many things.org: Stories About People (Biographies)
Read along and listen to biographies about famous people, mostly Americans.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Many things.org: About Places
Read along and listen to historical information about several American monuments and icons.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Be Verb Past and Present
Twenty sentences with blanks where a "be" verb should be. Students choose which verb fits correctly into the context of the sentence. Correct answers are provided for any that are missed, and a percentage score is kept and displayed at...
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...
Other
Lang Media: Urdu in Pakistan
Vocabulary and language development for every day situations - greetings, necessities, social life and shopping. Designed to help Urdu learners but activities can be reversed to help Urdu-speaking ELL students. Includes videos in Urdu...