Sunday, June 24, 2007

More ESL Websites

Here are some more of the sites that I was given to explore for ESL or literacy instruction that I didn't already find on this blog. If there are repeats, I'm sorry. Some of the sites are for software or curriculum for teachers, others are tools for for parents and students. Some are better than others, but all are worth a brief look.

Literacy Connections to promote literacy and love of reading (has an ESL section) - http://literacyconnections.com/
Pearson's software for teaching ELLs - http://www.pearsondigital.com/ellis/
Center for Applied Linguistics - http://www.cal.org/
International Reading Association brochures for parents in English and Spanish - http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/parent.html
A fun ESL learning site for students - http://www.manythings.org/
20 Graphic Organizers - http://longman.com/ae/shiningstar/
Crosscultural Developmental Education Services - http://crosscultured.com/
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory - http://www.sedl.org/
WIDA Consortium English learner assessments - http://www.wida.us/
Carnegie Corporation Literacy site - http://www.carnegie.org/literacy/
A Carnegie download, Double the Work, which is about "Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners." http://www.carnegie.org/literacy/pdf/DoubletheWork.pdf

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