Saturday, October 15, 2011

RESOURCEFUL ESL SITES




everythingESL.net
everythingESL.net contains ESL activities, teaching tips, and lesson plans for teachers in grades K-12.

ESL Teacher as Cultural Broker

by Judie Haynes

Simple awareness on the part of mainstream staff members will help them deal more effectively with cross-cultural dissension. As ESL/bilingual professionals we need to teach strategies which help our colleagues understand the role culture plays in the behavior and reactions of second language learners and their parents.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

2.0 Language Learning Websites

http://www.learncentral.org/

http://community.eflclassroom.com/page/name-the-languages

http://www.livemocha.com

www.connecting-online.ning.com

www.nicenet.org

http://EnglishCafe.com

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Resourceful Websites to Increase Literacy

*www.everythingesl.net (articles)
*www.enchantedlearning.com (activities; membership fee required)
*www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/ (bingo games)
*www.abcteach.com (flash cards; membership fee required)
*www.colorincolorado.org (great information)
*www.readinga-z.com (leveled books and reading ideas; membership fee required)
*www.learnenglish.org.uk (songs, poems, resources)
*www.mes-english.com (printables)
*www.brainpopesl.com (animated videos, free trial membership)

Saturday, January 15, 2011

TECHMATRIX and PEATC




The following URLs are resourceful websites that members/parents/teachers would find useful in meeting the needs of children with disabilities in the areas of reading, math, science, and other important content areas and topics.

TECHMATRIX - http://techmatrix.org/
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Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) - http://peatc.org/