PBS
Colorin Colorado: El Ls in Middle & High School
Links to instructional articles, tip sheets, and videos to help support the reading skills of English language learners in grades 7-12.
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Resources for El Ls in Preschool
Links to research articles, classroom tips, parental helps, and webcasts designed to support the reading skills of English language learners during the preschool years.
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Ell Identification and Placement
Resources for identifying English language learners and information about the programs and options available for teaching them.
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Literacy Instruction for El Ls
Links to articles, strategies, and webcasts to help teachers strengthen the reading and writing skills of the English language learners in their classes.
US Department of Education
U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
US Department of Education
U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Workshops: Teaching Reading 3 5
This instructional workshop provides eight sessions on teaching reading in intermediate classrooms: "Creating Contexts for Learning," "Fluency and Word Study," "Building Comprehension," "Writing," "New Literacies of the Internet,"...
Other
Repeat After Us
This site is a collection of copyright-free literature ranging from nursery rhymes to philosophy to literature from many time periods and cultures. There are more than 6,000 texts, and over 1,100 of them are accompanied by audio...
Other
Teachers First: Adapt a Strategy: Adjusting Lessons for Esl/ell Students
This site provides a lengthy list of class activities with links to strategies, videos, resources, and online tools for adopting each one for English language learners.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Topics a to Z
A large collection of articles and resources on reading instruction, including for English language learners. The Teacher Education section includes a complete self-study course on teaching reading and writing.
Other
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...
Better English Lessons
Vocabulary Exercises for English Language Learners
Choose from among a number of exercises designed for advanced English language learners. The menu of exercises, which appears on the right, covers a complete range of topics geared toward building vocabulary used in business-related...
Other
Working Effectively With English Language Learners
A brief essay aimed at teachers who newly find that their responsibilities have expanded to include teaching both academic content and language skills to English language learners. Practical advice for improving instruction and becoming...
Other
English Listening Lesson Library Online: Learn English Naturally
Homepage with links to an extensive list of videos, audio, quizzes, and vocabulary for English language learners. Sort by level, country, topic, and media.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Esl Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation
A series of four video lessons for English language learners, focusing on listening, speaking, and pronunciation in English. The lessons focus on producing accurate sounds, listening to rapidly-spoken English, and understanding idioms...
InterLink Language Centers
Interlink Language Centers: Calculators and Converters
Conversion calculators for English language learners. Includes calculators for converting temperature, currency, measurement, time, distances, and percentages. Java is required.
Other
Mes education.com: Printable Phonics Worksheets
Choose from variety of free printable phonics worksheets, coloring pages, and games to use for English language learners.
Other
Barry Fun English: Esl Resources
Games, presentations, printable worksheets and flashcards for English language learners.
Other
Mes english.com: Tools for Educators
Website offers custom worksheets, games and resources for educators of English language learners.
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.)
Other
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.)
Other
Shutterfly: Ell Resources: Increasing Student Talk
List of collaborative group ideas to help teachers foster interaction between English language learner students in their classes.
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Ell Topics From a to Z
Alphabetical listing of articles to help teachers create welcoming learning environments for English language learner students in their classes.
Other
Tesl Tools: Welcome to Tesl Tools
Resource for teachers to find lesson tips, activites, and forums about teaching English language learner students.