ESL - English Second Language

 
 
Websites:

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and English Language Instructional Programs (NCELA) - A goldmine of information about bilingual/ESL programs, instruction, and assessment, lesson plans, research, and policy

NCELA’s In the Classroom Toolkit - Explains ESL strategies by answering the questions: “What is it?” and “What does it look like?”…Excellent!

The HELP! Kits - Free download of Help! They Don’t Speak English manuals for primary and secondary teachers.  Especially good as an introduction to ESL for content-area teachers

Teach-nology.com - Generate graphic organizers, bingo cards, or rubrics for FREE.  Free lesson plans and other printables

Dave’s ESL Cafe - More oriented toward ESL in international contexts, but still has lots of resources for teachers and students

Learn Spanish - Help with Spanish vocabulary, grammar and other useful things, friendly interactions with native Spanish speakers, etc.

Primary School ESL - Additional links for activities, ESL Bears, ESL Kids Stuff, etc.

Starfall - Learn to read at Starfall - teaching comprehension and phonics.  Links include:  ABC's, Learn To Read, It's Fun to Read, and I'm Reading.