English as a Second Language

Resources

For Teachers:
• Colorín Colorado – AFT Toolkit for Teachers: Reaching Out to Hispanic Parents of English Language Learners: Sample workshops, video clips in Spanish and English, and bilingual handouts.
click here

• Verizon’s Thinkfinity Website: 50,000 standards-based, K-12 lesson plans.
click here

• LEARN NC: Strategies for building content-area reading comprehension for English language learners.
click here

• Thinkport: Provides video clips for History, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies lessons.
click here

• National Council of Teachers of English: Online resources, teaching strategies, and professional readings.
click here

• Tradúcelo Ahora: Translate email messages from English into Spanish.
click here

• Pair Your Newcomers with Buddies: Suggestions about assigning buddies or cross-grade tutors with English language learners.
click here

• History Buff: Listen to American History recordings of famous speeches.
click here

• Math Vocabulary: Vocabulary strategies and graphic organizers for teaching reading in mathematics.
click here

• The Teachers’ Lounge: Printable lessons, animated stories, and interactive activities about environmental issues. Available in English and Spanish.
click here

For Students:

Math and Science:
• ESL Science: Monthly Web magazine with science articles geared toward ESL learners.
click here

• National Geographic: Explore the forces of nature and learn about hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
click here

• A Math Dictionary for Kids: Definitions of math terms with animated examples and interactive activities.
click here

Reading and Vocabulary:
• Readers Theatre: Downloadable scripts for students.
click here - www.aaronshep.com
click here - www.teachingheart.net

• Academic Vocabulary: Lists of academic content vocabulary related to language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Available in English and Spanish.
click here

• Strategy of Text Talk: Video clips used for teaching vocabulary.
click here

• Internet Picture Dictionary: Includes interactive learning activities.
click here

• Vocabulary Activities: Interactive activities used for teaching English vocabulary words.
click here

• VoyCabulary Tool: Converts the words on any Web page into links, so students can look them up in a dictionary of their choice. Available in Spanish.
click here

• Elllo: Listening game activities.
click here

• English Daily: Resource for English language learners to learn American idioms, slang expressions, and proverbs.
click here

• Interactive Grammar Exercises: Develops language proficiency of beginning and intermediate English language learners.
click here

History and Geography:
• America’s Story from America’s Library: Games, activities, and a reading list focusing on amazing Americans.
click here

• Jamestown Online Adventure Game: Shows what life was like in Jamestown.
click here