Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Guided Reading [Pdf]
Learn what guided reading is and how it to use it in the classroom to increase literacy skills. Discover guided reading strategies to use before, during, and after reading. Then follow-up with information on how to create right questions...
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Phonological Awareness Activities [Pdf]
A series of ready-to-print cards filled with ideas and activities to increase students' recognition and understanding of rhyme and rhythm. In Spanish.
Other
Live Worksheets: Question Words
This interactive worksheet features interrogative sentences with missing question words. Students will type in one of following words or phrases into each sentence: who, what, where, why, when, how, and more. Students will then submit...
Other
Managing Wholes: Water Cycle Basics
A great slideshow that compares an effective water cycle with an ineffective one. Content can be read in five different languages.
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Tefl.net: Esl Lesson Plans
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.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 1: Level 1 [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of ten nouns needed in Level 1 English.
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Connect Students' Background Knowledge to Content
In this article, teachers will learn strategies for connecting with students' background knowledge to engage ELL students. Research is used to support the strategies, and web links are provided for additional resources to support...
English Club
English Club: Classic Reading
This EnglishClub collection shares several classical works of literature leveled for elementary, intermediate, advanced, Shakespeare, and author information. These include various readings from William Shakespeare, Aesop, Rudyard...
English Club
English Club: Test Your English Reading Level
This EnglishClub quiz assesses students' reading levels. Students are given 15 minutes to answer 20 multiple choice questions to assess their reading level as being "elementary", "lower intermediate", "upper intermediate", "lower...
English Club
English Club: Plagiarism
This EnglishClub tutorial explains what plagiarism is, why students plagiarize assignments, and the serious repercussions of plagiarizing.
English Club
English Club: Business Crossword 1
This EnglishClub crossword reviews vocabulary associated with business and finance.
English Club
English Club: Business Crossword 2
This EnglishClub crossword reviews vocabulary associated with the business world.
English Club
English Club: Business Crossword 4
This EnglishClub crossword reviews vocabulary associated with business.
English Club
English Club: Health, Food and Fitness Crossword 10
This EnglishClub crossword reviews vocabulary associated with health, food, and fitness.
English Club
English Club: Health, Food and Fitness Crossword 9
This EnglishClub crossword reviews vocabulary associated with health, food, and fitness.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Raising Children With More Than One Language
How can you help your students who are speaking one language at home that differs with the language spoken at school? This site offers insight into teaching students with this delicate balance in mind.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
Easy and fun activities parents can do to nurture strong, confident readers. The one-page handout is available in multiple languages.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning
How does context influence learning a second language? Come and find out what type of environment is best for students to learn a second language.
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Preparing El Ls to Be 21st Century Learners
This research article shares the importance of incorporating technology for ELL students, alongside non-ELL pupils. Strategies to facilitate a 21st Century technology-enhanced classroom are included.
Other
The Comprehensive Salem Guide: Salem Architecture: Italianate 1845 1860
A line drawing of an Italianate house is labeled with features that set this style apart. The text elaborates on the details of the style.
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All4ed.org: Urgent but Overlooked: Literacy Crisis Among Adolescent El Ls
English language learners (ELLs) represent more than 10% of the national pre-K through 12th grade enrollment, and more than 70% of these ELLs fail to develop strong literacy skills. To increase this group's educational, college, and job...
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Primera Escuela: First School
A diverse variety of fun activities for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. Among other subjects you'll find: alphabet, animals, holidays and events, coloring pages (for fairy tales, holidays, vocabulary, etc.) crafts and more....
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English Alphabet: Alfabeto en Ingles
Activities and materials to introduce the English alphabet to Spanish ESL students. Interactive puzzles for each letter of the alphabet. It provides downloads.
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Easy Things for Beginners: Interesting Things for Esl
Those familiar with ESL web sites will probably recognize this comprehensive site. On this page, the editors helpfully highlight a dozen or so word games and vocabularly activities geared to beginning ESL students and newcomers to the...