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Links for Helping English Language Learners

Articles

 6 tips for teaching in a diverse classroom

Suggestions on how to learn about the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of English language learners.

 English Language Learners with Special Needs: Effective Instructional Strategies

Ortix, Alba, (2008), WETA.

 Strategies for Assisting Third Culture Children in the TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners) Classroom by Tracy Dominey

This article discusses the challenge of ensuring that TCKs learn English as a second language well, despite the fact that they have a somewhat altered cultural lens for viewing English.

 Tips for Teaching Conversation in the Multilingual ESL Classroom

Pulick, Cara, The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. XI, No. 4, April 2005.

 ASCD website For some of these articles you will need an ASCD membership to access, but if you are tied to a school they might have access to them.

 All Languages Welcomed Here

Agirdag, O., (2009), Educational Leadership, 66(7), 20-25.

 Closing the Vocabulary Gap

David, Jane L. (2010), Educational Leadership, 67(6), 85-86.

 Linked to Prior Learning

Dong, Yu Ren (2009), Educational Leadership, 66(7), 26-31.

 Teaching Students from Many Nations

Abrams, Judy and Ferguson, Julie (2004/2005), Educational Leadership, 62(4), 64-67.

 The Third Language of Academic English

Zwiers, J. (2004/2005), Educational Leadership, 62(4), 60-63.

Websites

 ELL Resources by Grade

A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.

Example resources:

  • 10 Things Mainstream Teachers Can Do Today
  • ELL Starter Kit for Educators
  • ELL Webcast: Teaching English Language Learners to Read

 ESLKidstuff - ESL Kids Flashcards, Worksheets, Lesson Plans, Crafts, Games and more.

 EverythingESL.net This site offers the following:

  • More than 66 lesson plans
  • More than 230 downloads
  • More than 830 discussion topics
  • More than 90 classroom resource picks

 National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition

 The Spelling Blog Downloads page

There are several downloadable resources to help teach spelling to English Language Learners. These come from the book Teaching Spelling to English Language Learners by Johanna Stirling.

 ESL/ELL Resources to Succeed in School

Scroll down about half way to see links to many resources.

 ESL/ELL Resursos Para Triunfar en la Escuela


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