ESL Resources

The following are some "tried and true" web resources for supplementing your ESL materials and instruction:

• http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp (interactive, downloadables, free!)
• http://www.eslcafe.com (THE ESL Guru!)
• http://www.esl-lab.com (Grab your headphones, kids!)
• http://eflclassroom.ning.com (Network with ESL educators from the world over!)
• http://cuentacuentos.ning.com (Storytelling and Song For English Language Learners)
• http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html (Oh, those parts of speech, contractions, plurals, and more!!!)
• http://www.manythings.org Do NOT pass this one up! You'll regret it!
• http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=113&DID=1583
• http://babelfish.yahoo.com Translate between many languages. Great for sending home notes in native languages.
• http://imtranslator.net/plugin-tr.asp(ImTranslator 3.2 for Internet Explorer and Firefox - WAY COOL!)
• http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp Great for beginning readers AND for English Language Learners, too! VERY interactive.
• http://www.readwritethink.org/index.asp Set the alarm, or you'll lose track of time at this site!
• http://a4esl.org Powerful! Talk about a site that covers the parts of speech! This is the place!
• http://english-zone.com/index.php (...the BEST English-Learner's site on the 'Net!)
• http://www.mes-english.com Free printables For teachers.
• http://www.readingrockets.org Focuses upon reading for early childhood, but many strategies can be adopted for ESL students, too.
• http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/read_enviro/read1.html Try the “Word Detective” game, which uses signs found on many school campuses. Students are asked to use what they know about spelling and decoding to answer prompts about the words. Teachers can print pages to send home; encouraging parents to read and decode street signs with their children.
• http://www.quia.com/shared Check out the ESL and ESOL sections for activities that are interactive. Those related to irregular verbs are numerous and engaging!
• http://medtropolis.com/VBody.asp Learn about the human body in a virtual environment. Available in English and Español.
• http://public.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php Type or copy/paste in the text, select a voice (American, of course), and let it speak for the students. Pronounces contractions and suffixes properly.
• http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=156 The ProTeacher Community forums cover so many topics, but this link in particular goes directly to the ESL message board and subtopics. To see what all else is available, go back to the main page at http://www.proteacher.net
• http://www.harcourtschool.com/storytown Check out "Grammar Glossary"!
• http://np.harlan.k12.ia.us/reading_center.htm Different facets of reading instruction with a multitude of links to many entertaining activities. From the Harlan Community School District's New Park Elementary School (New Park, IA).

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