Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: English Words of French Origin
In this learning activity, students read and listen to English words from the French language.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Applying Word Study Strategies (English I Reading)
Apply previous lessons, (1) Linguistic Roots and Affixes, (2) Denotation and Connotation, (3) Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words, (4) Cognates, and (5) Reference Materials, to improve fluency and comprehension.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Linguistic Patterns of English and Navajo Speakers
Read study the charts to complete a five-question quiz on the linguistic patterns of English and Navajo speakers.
Harvard University
The Great Vowel Shift
Do you know what the Great Vowel Shift is? Check out this site to learn more how this shift played a part in the history of the English Language.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar Terms
A glossary of grammar and linguistic terms along with definitions, example sentences, and links to additional information.
American Institutes for Research
Ce Ri: Ell: Using Screening and Progress Monitoring Tools to Improve Outcomes
Provides a framework for using Response to Intervention (RTI) with students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) from Hispanic backgrounds. It examines the characteristics of these students, defines the RTI process, and then models...
LD Online
Ld Online: English Language Learners With Special Needs
This site provides a synopsis of educating ELL students who are struggling in school, and identifying learning disabilities in this population of students. Included are strategies for avoiding misidentification and implementing early...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: George Boole
This University of St. Andrews page offers an excellent biography on George Boole, an English mathematician and linguist (1815-1864.) Discusses his life and his contributions to these fields.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
You will learn how to determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Alliteration
This site fully explores the term "alliteration." Content includes a definition, examples in literature, and a look at why and how it has been used throughout literary history.
Other
Ancient scripts.com: Phonetics
Ancient Scripts features a tutorial on phonetics and the terminology used to describe the sounds and the tones that make up spoken language.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Languages Evolve
Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of them all? Alex Gendler explains how linguists group languages...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Tagalog Language
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on Tagalog / Filipino, the official language of the Phillipines. Provides information on known history and influences and Tagalog's selection as the national language. Gives examples of words incorporated...
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.
Lingolex
Lingolex.com: Refranes Y Dichos (Common Sayings and Proverbs)
This site has common sayings or idiomatic expressions are widely used in everyday conversations. Broaden your Spanish vocabulary and learn the phrases that make you sound like a native speaker when you use this site by Lingolex.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Learn how to determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
AdLit
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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understand New Vocabulary Using Roots and Affixes
Determine the meaning of grade-level academic English words derived from Latin, Greek, or other linguistic roots and affixes.
Other
A. Word. A. Day
Still another site offering you a word a day to build vocabulary and understanding of new words. You can subscribe for free, or check out the archives.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Did Shakespeare Write His Plays?
Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name- or whether he even existed at all. Could it be true that the greatest writer in the English language was as fictional as his plays? Natalya St. Clair and...
Other
Brock University: Elements of Structuralism
Excellent overview of this literary theory and its influence. Provides connection to literature and accessible explanations for students.
University of Oregon
Pizzaz, Creative Writing & Storytelling: Cinquain Poems
This PIZZAZ (People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling) lesson plan will engage students in writing cinquain poems. Examples of cinquain poems are provided. A template is also included as a graphic organizing support for students.
Curated OER
University of St Andrews: George Boole
This University of St. Andrews page offers an excellent biography on George Boole, an English mathematician and linguist (1815-1864.) Discusses his life and his contributions to these fields.