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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...
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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,...
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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...
InterLink Language Centers
Esl Resource Center: Grammar Skills Practice
Several short lessons and pop quizzes for practicing grammar skills.
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...
Dave's ESL Cafe
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs-two-part verbs that combine a verb with a preposition-are often difficult for English language learners to comprehend because they have peculiar meanings unfamiliar to non-native speakers of English. What does it mean, for...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Listening to a Triathlon Sportscast
In this exercise designed for Spanish-speaking English language learners, students listen to a triathlon sportscast. Then they answer two questions about what they have heard. The exercise tests listening comprehension and listening...
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Bradley's Online Interactive Activities: Alphabetical Letters 1
Practice putting these capital letters in alphabetical order. Mistakes are not allowed to remain, but count against your final score.
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Bradley's Online Interactive Activities: Alphabetical Words 2
Play as a game or use as a quiz, put the words in alphabetical order.
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Bradley's Online Interactive Activities: Alphabetical Words 3
Put the words in alphabetical order and hear the cheers as you place each one correctly.
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Bradley's Online Interactive Activities: Match the Letters
Match the capital letter with the lower case letter given by the program, and see your score at the end.
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Bradley's Online Interactive Activities: Alphabetical Words 4
Practice alphabetical ordering. Help is there if you need it.
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Bradley's Online Interactive Activities: Alphabet Letters 2
Great practice for beginners. Click on each letter (lower case only) in alphabetical order. The program does not allow the user to put letters in the wrong order, but the mistakes count against the final score.
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Bradley's Online Interactive Activities: Alphabetical Words 1
Practice alphabetizing, or use as a quiz. Click on the words and put them in the correct order. You get a score at the end, and encouragement.
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...
Pearson
Practice With Colors Game Longman Backpack
Short, fun game younger English learners can use to practice colors. Ocean creatures say (in writing) what color they are and students indicate the correct color (two different rounds; total of 2-4 minutes for the whole game).
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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...
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Ad lit.org: Hooking Reluctant Ell Readers
In this excerpt from her essay "Literacy Development for Latino Students," published in The Best for Our Children: Critical Perspectives on Literacy for Latino Students, Teacher's College Press, the author describes the reading program...
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Ad lit.org: Pre Reading Activities for El Ls
Pre-reading activities can engage student interest, activate prior knowledge, or pre-teach potentially difficult concepts and vocabulary. They also offer a great opportunity to introduce comprehension components such as cause and effect,...