Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Teacher Online Resources (Esl/ell)
Online resources for teachers of English language learners. Includes links to professional organizations, scholarship and policy resources, and other teacher resources.
Everything ESL
Everything esl.net: Seven Teaching Strategies for Teaching El Ls
Article that outlines seven teaching strategies for classroom teachers to use when instructing English language learners.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Esl Lab Handouts
Links to documents, PDF and MSWord files, to help teachers of English language learners.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion Key (Low Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone, a site geared to English Language Learners, shares answer keys for 20 of its low-beginning level worksheets.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Family (La Familia): Possessives
A site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners, this section of Ingles Mundial focuses on possessives and the inverted word order used when asking questions. Possessive adjectives are introduced, and a number of excellent...
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Ten Little Airplanes
Listen to a counting song and print off the lyrics to follow along. A fun way to review counting and numbers with English language learners and/or beginning readers.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Grammar Review for Spanish El Ls
Fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners. This section of the Ingles Mundial website provides review material and exercises on matters of English grammar: subject-verb agreement, use of prepositions, etc....
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for Ell's
Help Spanish-speaking English-language learners unlock the mysteries of their new language by using a bilingual book to recognize unfamiliar words and construct meaning from the text.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Work (El Trabajo) Grammar
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about the present tense. Includes a variety of interactive exercises to reinforce proper usage. Instructions are in Spanish, and there is a "Teacher's Lounge" area...
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: A Cultural, Linguistic, Ecological Approach
This 2008 brief discusses how RTI can be adapted for English Language Learners (ELL). It provides an initial framework in the use of RTI that considers students' life experiences, including their language proficiencies in their first and...
Other
Lisa Academy: Resources for Teachers (Ell)
Support and modification guides for teachers of beginning, intermediate and advanced English language learners. PDF files require Acrobat reader.
Other
Britannica: The Britannica Dictionary
American English dictionary designed for English language learners: word of the day, flash cards, pronunciation exercises, three thousand must-know English words, and similar resources.
ICT Games
Ict Games Teaching Resources: Date Chart
Here is a handy way of reviewing dates in English plus basic weather conditions, English language learners of all ages can profit from using it. Click back to the home page to choose French or Spanish instead of English.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: There Is: There Are
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about the use of there is and there are. Includes examples and exercises that use these constructions to name things and rooms found in a home. Interactive...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Object Pronouns
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about pronouns. Provides a variety of interactive exercises to reinforce the material. Instructions are in Spanish, and there is a "Teacher's Lounge," area for...
Other
Nwrl: Teaching Math and Science to English Language Learners [Pdf]
This resource guide gives a wealth of information and strategies for teaching math and science to ELLs. Special attention is given to techniques for integrating language and content instruction for these disciplines.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Communication Strategies for All Classrooms: Focusing on Ell
Concrete suggestions for teachers who want to communicate well with all of their students, especially English language learners and students with learning disabilities.
Northern Illinois University
Vietnamese English Matching Games
Matching games and lessons for English-speaking learners of Vietnamese. Could also be useful vocabulary practice for Vietnamese-speaking English language learners.
British Council
British Council: Go4 English: Vocabulary and Grammar for Arabic Speakers
This illustrated and animated site is specifically designed for English language learners whose first language is Arabic. Ask-and-Answer online quizzes and games help students understand various aspects of English grammar and vocabulary,...
Other
Voice of America: Special English Programs
Special English is a Voice of America broadcast devoted to helping English language learners learn English. You'll find scripts of previous broadcasts, with audio files so that you can read along with programs as you listen. A revolving...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Intermediate Level
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish-speaking students. It is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension,...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Beginning Level
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish speaking students. This section is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Grammar Quizzes Easy
These self-tests developed for English language learners by ELL teachers feature self-scoring quizzes for beginning English language learners on use of plurals, a and an, comparisons, and similar aspects of grammar. Fill-in-the blank,...
Starfall
Starfall: Robot and Mr. Mole (Long O Listening Practice)
Learn English words with the long O sound by listening to this read-aloud story about a robot. English language learners and beginning readers can practice listening to and pronouncing words with long o's. Great graphics, unlimited...