English+Language+Learners+Resources

=English Language Learners=

Websites, Videos and Other Resources
http://www.littleexplorers.com/Spanish/ This site offers a colorful picture dictionary with Spanish and English words. This resource is designed with children in mind. As teachers we could allow Spanish speaking students to have access to this site to help with their classroom work, but it would also be great for English only students to explore and discover Spanish words. The pictures will help young children know what the words are if they have trouble reading them. We could use this as a teacher as well if we are very limited in our Spanish to aid our communication with students! (submitted by Melissa Bowman)

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/capades/index.html This website has activities in art for children to do online. Students who are more comfortable with Spanish can simply click on the "en Espanol" link and all the instructions and information will be in Spanish! With cuts in arts education due to our standard based curriculum, general education classroom teachers could use this site to add some art activities and appreciation into the class. Every student could participate even if it was their first day in an English speaking school. In both of the books I reviewed for this Wiki space, art was used by children to communicate with each other, so I though this website was very fitting. As teachers we must find other ways for our students to communicate until they can use words proficiently.(submitted by Melissa Bowman)

http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=12871&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html This site is affiliated with the education wing of the United Nations. These pages have some very thought provoking information about linguistic diversity specifically and diversity in general. This website is designed for people all over the world, not just in the United States. The information comes from different perspectives and offers educators new ways to look at multicultural and multi-linguistic education. This site is suited for professional educators and other interested adults and would probably not be useful to young children. (submitted by Melissa Bowman)

[] ESL & EFL children's resources for English teachers and parents. ===This website has over 1,500 flashcard images, hundreds of worksheets, crafts, games and more. The site is a resource website for English language teachers who are teaching English as a foreign language or as a second language to children. ===

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===This site is where English language teachers can exchange resouces. There are hundreds of worksheets, lesson plans, activities, etc. available. The site has catagories to chose from and a picture and description of each worksheet is given with the appropriate age listed. The site is growing due to its teacher contributions. If you want to download you have to send in your own original contributions. While this may not be a benefit right away, with some effort you are able to access a great resource that will always be growing. The site also gives the teachers an ability to blog with other teachers to exchange questions and comments. ===

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===This website is a picture dictionary which will allow teachers and students to learn from pictures in their choice of several languages. Their are many catagories to choose from such as colors, animals, numbers, school, and words starting with the letter A. They may also browse by letter to choose a picture. Pictures either have their name under them or they appear when the mouse is moved over the picture. Activities include: Flash Cards, Fill-in-the-Blanks, Word Scramble, Stinky Spelling, and Straight Recall. ===

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===This website provides ESL learning and teaching materials for students. All learning styles such as kinesthetic, visual and auditory are provided in this site. The materials include video lessons, printable worksheets, self-grading exercises, flashcard, phonics, and teaching tips. (Submitted by Lisa Beals) ===

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This website is designed to provide students and teachers information that can strengthen English speaking skills. As a student you can choose your first language and the website will translate words into English. The viewer can even hear the words spoken. The website provides help for grammer and sentences starters. As a teacher, you can search for materials to use for your classes. The website provides lesson plan ideas and many different kinds of handouts. The website allows the user to choose the level at which assistance is needed. (Submitted by Valorie Chapman)

[] This website was designed for Teachers of English as a Second Language.The website journal provides links to teaching techniques, lesson plans, articles, and activites. The website provides many great articles such as conversation questions for ESL/ELL classes. I found some great ideas under the Teaching Ideas section. The article is //75 ESL Teaching Ideas.// Hall Houston provides great ideas that are easy to use throughout the day in your classroom. This website provides a varitety of topics for students of all ages and learning levels. (submitted by Valorie Chapman)