Achieving Literacy Across the Lifespan

English Language Instruction

Print Resources

English-as-a-Second Language Tutor Training Kit - www.nald.ca/clr/ttk/ttm/TTKTTM.pdf - This toolkit is designed to give volunteers some basic tools for tutoring English language learners in a short period of time. It provides ready-to-use overheads and handouts.

Tennessee Adult ESOL Curriculum Resource Book - aeonline.coe.utk.edu/esolcrg.pdf - This resource book contains over 300 pages of learning plans, each based on a National Reporting System Level for Adult ESOL Programs.

Teaching Tips

Using Learner Stories for Language and Literacy Outcomes - This resource introduces a framework for using learner narratives to teach language and address themes in family life through project-based work, resulting in ways to assist immigrant families in increasing their English language skills. Download

How Does It Taste? - This word search puzzle is an activity to help English language learners or basic literacy students build vocabulary skills. Download

It’s All in Your Head! - English language learners can use this crossword puzzle to practice idioms and build their vocabulary of words describing parts of the head. Download

Words from the Wise - This crossword puzzle helps English language learners build their vocabulary and understanding of English language idiomatic expressions. Download

Assembling an ESL Teaching Toolbox - Build a respository of visual aids, versitile activities, and strategies that will help you reduce plannign time and empower your ESL students. Download

Teaching Survival Vocabulary - A base vocabulary of 2,000 words is considered the first target for students new to English. This resource will help you select vocabulary to teach and provide you with some instructional activites with which to present them. Download

Links to Other Web Sites

¡Colorín Colorado! - www.colorincolorado.org/homepage.php - It is the companion site to Reading Rockets, and is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents - www.csusm.edu/csb/ - At this site, you may search recommended books in Spanish, recommended books in English about Latinos, and a list of professional books.

Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages (CESOL) - tech.worlded.org/docs/cesol/index.htm - The Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages website is for teachers who are interested in integrating technology into primarily the adult ESOL/ ESL/EFL classroom. This site offers Equal Access Issues, Lessons, Links, Software Information, and Teacher Resources.

Dave's ESL Cafe - www.eslcafe.com/ - Dave's ESL Cafe has a multitude of ideas and job information for ESL teachers. For students, the Cafe offers explanations of idioms, slang, and grammar. Everyone can use the Quotes, Today in History, and web links

English Club - www.englishclub.com/index.htm - This site has a learning center with lessons for students; an ESL clubhouse for forums, chats, games, and quizzes for teachers and students; a teachers' lounge with lesson plans; a resource center; and an ESL world with information from around the world.

Interesting Things for ESL Students - www.manythings.org/ - Interesting Things for ESL Students is a fun study site for ESL students. It contains word games, puzzles, quizzes, exercises, slang, proverbs and much more.

Lesson Plans and Resources for ESL, Bilingual and Foreign Language Teachers - www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html - Professor Levine of California State University, Northridge offers this expansive site. It is designed to prepare teachers to work in ESL and bilingual classrooms. Click on ESL Lesson Plans and Resources.

Northwest LINCS ESL Quick Guides for the Classroom - www.nwlincs.org/NWLINCSWEB/eslclass.htm - Northwest LINCS ESL Quick Guides for the Classroom offers links to lesson plans, student activities, web learning sites, free ESL online classes, tests for English, and classroom activities.

Office of English Language Acquisition (OLEA) - www.ncela.gwu.edu/oela/ - This U.S. Department of Education Office houses a resource collection of evidence-based research, assessment and accountability, and guidance resources; OELA Newsline, a weekly electronic newsletter of NCLB updates and related news; FAQs; and Ask NCELA, an email reference and referral service.

Planning Instruction for English Language Development - coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/MoraModules/ELDInstruction.htm - Planning Instruction for English Language Development provides a "road map" for teachers who wish to enhance their knowledge base and repertoire of teaching strategies for promoting language and literacy development with bilingual learners. The site is produced by Dr. Mora of San Diego State University.

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.) - www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp - This global organization offers membership, professional development, publications and information on professional issues affecting the field.

The Adult Literacy Resource Institute (A.L.R.I.) - www.alri.org/ - This program and staff development center for adult literacy / basic education and English for speakers of other languages programs serves the Greater Boston area. Click on the Publications to find Connections, the bi-annual journal of adult literacy education. Volume VII is dedicated exclusively to working in multilevel classes.

The Internet TESL Journal - iteslj.org/ - For Teachers of English as a Second Language Articles, Research Papers, Lessons Plans, Classroom Handouts, Teaching Ideas & Links.

The Literacy Connection - www.literacyconnections.com - LIteracy Connections provides a wealth of information on reading, teaching and tutoring techniques, ESL literacy and adult literacy. Aimed at teachers, volunteers and directors of literacy programs, topics include the language experience approach, phonics, word study and the best in children's literature.

The National Council of Teachers of English - www.ncte.org - The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.

Adult Education Content Standards Warehouse - www.adultedcontentstandards.org/default.asp - This site supports adult educators in their efforts to develop, align, and implement content standards in English language acquisition (ELA), mathematics, and reading.

Pew Hispanic Center - www.pewhispanic.org - The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization whose mission is to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation.

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