This webpage provides Teachers of English Language Learners with resources to use for instruction, communication, and assessment.

Pennsylvania English Language Proficiency Standards

English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) for English Language Learners (ELLs)

PA Department of Education: English as a Second Language

Articles about ESL/TESOL Stratgies:

Articles
Title	Author	Publication
Reading Aloud (Out Loud) in Conversational English Classes	Derek Kelly, Zhuhou, Hunan, China	The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. X, No. 7, July 2004
Comprehensible Input & Output	Judie Haynes	everythingESL.net
Sage Journals Online - ESL	---------	-----------
Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for K–12 Teachers (4th Edition)	Suzanne F. Peregoy and Owen F. Boyle	Boston: Pearson Education, 2005. Pp. xvii + 445
Articles on the topic of Speaking in the ESL Classroom	BBC Teaching English	-----------
QualityTime-ESL: The Digital Resource Book - articles	Marianne Raynaud	Link to book
AERA: Graphic Test Questions Help ELLs Translate Math	Sarah D. Sparks	Education Week Online
Forever FOB: The Cultural Production of ESL in a High School	Steven Talmy	Pragmatics 14:2/3.149-172 (2004) International Pragmatics Association

Education Articles - ESL

The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org) Articles

Why Use Computers in ESL Classes?

In English Digital by Rob Lewis, BBC

Listening:

Listening
Listening Lessons	Interactives & Lessons	Videos	Elementary
elllo - over 1000 audio recordings with activities	Wrds - creates sound files from lists of words you enter	Yappr - follow along reading text with vidoes	Child Classics
ESL Lab	English Grammar Quizzes Using JavaScript	Info Squares - listen to movie trailers	Agenda Web
1,500+ ESL/EFL Conversations	English Pond with questions	English Central Videos	English Media Lab
Easy Conversations	Free English Lessons - also for phone download	English Study Direct - all levels	Online English Learning for Children
Focus English	English Conversation Phrases	ESL Video	ESL Galaxy Kiz School
Interesting Listening for Students	Spanish ESL ESOL ELL EFL Games	YouTube ESL Videos	Original ELF Learning
ESL Listening	Listening Activities & Quizzes – all levels	Using You Tube in the Classroom	Teaching Listening

Easy Lesson Exercises for ESL Students

Fairy Tales Listening for Elementary

Speaking - Learning Pronunciation:

Translators & Voice Tools
Translators	Miscellaneous	Voice Tools	Elementary/Middle School
Google Translator	Telephoning Phrases	Voxopop	Learn English Kids
reverso	Visiting the Dr.	Festvox	Teach Children ESL
babelfish	English Pond	Vozme	ESL Kids Lab
wordlingo	Quality Time Videos for ESL Classroom	iSpeech	Bab La
Free Translation	Google Language Tools	iVona	Skype Resources

Speaking - Learning Pronunciation:

Speaking - Learning Pronunciation
Pronunciation	Pronunciation	Unique Tools	Text to Speech
howjsay	Listening ESL – for Advanced Learners of English	mailvu - students create speaking videos with cellphones	vozme
iteslj.org Tongue Twisters	ESL Gold Pronunciation	vocaroo - create .mp3 recordings	SpudYourself
English Central Pronunciation Center	Learning English Pronunciation	SketchCast - students can record themselves while drawing on the screen	Prompts
Daily Pronunciation Practice	5 Minute English Pronunciation Lessons	LyricsTraining	Conversation Questions - iteslj.org
Dave’s ESL Café Speaking Activities	fonetiks	ESL.go Speaking Activities	Photo Prompts for ESL Students
Speaking Strategies	ESL Galaxy – Speaking	ESL Robots	ESL flow Debate & Discussion Questions
English Pronunciation Practice	The Foreign Accent Archive - helps with understanding some pronunciation obstacles	English Central - videos that allows speaking practice	ESLflow Speaking & Ice Breakers

Eyercise - measures your reading speed

ESL Discussions

Reading:

Reading
eBooks	News	Reading	Elementary
Progressive Phonics	Breaking News English	ESL Reading	edHelper Reading Comprehension
iteslj.org	Authentic Reading Material	Short Stories & Audio	Power Proofreader
American Folklore	BBC News Radio	365 ESL Short Stories with Audio	Star Fall
Grimm’s Fairy Tales	Headline Spot for Kids	5 Minute English Reading Lessons	English for Children
Candlelight Stories	How to Teach ESL with Newspapers	ESL Gold Reading Lessons	Wacky Web Tales

Reading Comprehension Skills for all Levels

Online Reading Skills

Literacy Net – Story Archives

Language Concepts Reading

AJR News Link

BAB Books - elementary

Readings for ESL Students

Writing & Publishing:

Writing & Publishing
Writing	Grammar	Unique	Publishing
Writing Den	Guide to Grammar & Writing	Pic Lits - picture writing	Student Publishing. com
CSU Writing Resource	ESL Blues – Grammar	ePals	Writing and Technology in the Classroom – my wiki page
ESL Gold Writing Lessons	The Big List – ESL Lessons & Quizzes for all Levels	Writing Wizard	Isabel's ESL Site
Writing Exercises for ESL Learners	Interactive Grammar Practice	Creative Writing	Writing with Writers
My English Writing –with sample Essay	Grammar & Vocabulary Interactive ESL Practice	How to Teach Writing to ESL Students	Encourage Student Writing - Publish on the Web
Dave’s ESL Café: Writing	ESL Common Errors Workbook	The Writer’s Almanac	Dave's ESL Cafe - Publishing (teachers)

How to Teach ESL Writing

RingPoem - record your poetry with your phone

Soul Surfer Video Writing Prompts

Dictionaries:

These links provide the ELL student with dictionaries.

Dictionaries
Dictionaries	Visual Dictionaries	Visual Dictionaries	Vocabulary
ListenandWrite	Shahi	Language Guide	English Central Learn
Google Dictionary - Choose your language	Visuwords	Enchanted Learning	Vocab Ahead
Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Nouns	Merriam-Webster Visual	Lingro - looks up words as you read in websites	All Words
Online Talking Dictionary	The Visual Dicationary	Virtual Dictionary of the English Language	WordSmyth

Bilingual Glossaries

English Grammar:

English Grammar
Nouns	Verbs	Adverbs/Adjectives	Conjugations
ESL flow	The Happy Verby Gang	Adjectives/Adverbs	reverso
Nouns & Pronouns	Verbs with Pictures Quiz	Adverbs or Adjectives Quiz	Conjugations & Tenses
ESL Nouns Quiz	Irregular Verbs	Contractions	Conjugation Practice
Noun Quiz with Images	ESL in Canada	Positive & Negative Contractions	Verb "Be"
Grammar Notes	BogglesworldESL	English Club Contractions Quiz	The Verb "be" in Present Tense

English Grammar
General Grammar	Prepositions	Adjectives	Idioms
reverso	ESL flow	ESL flow	Learn English Feels Good
English Zone	Prepositions of Place	How to Use Adjectives	Animal Idioms
Using English Grammar Guide	Prepositions of Place & Direction	ESL Desk	Idiom Quest
ESL in Canada	Prepositions - elementary	Intensifying Adjectives	Go English
One Stop English	Prepositions Quiz	ESL Quiz with Adjectives	Idiom Site

Road to Grammar Quizzes

Grammar Ninja

Beginner

Intermediate - work in progress

Advanced - work in progress

5 Minute English Grammar Lessons

Mr. Lettiere's English on the Web: Grammar

Phonics:

Phonics
Videos	Resources	Adverbs	Antonyms & Synonyms
Have Fun Teaching	Lanternfish Worksheets & Teaching Resources	English Tower - elementary	Antonyms & Synonyms
English Media Lab	Sentence Diagrams	How to Use Adverbs	Wordnet
English Feels Good Comprehension	Sentence Diagramming	ESL flow	Cliches
iteslj.org videos	Diagramming Sentences	ESL Desk	Cliche Finder
English Pond	Reed-Kellogg Diagrams	Using Adverb Clauses with Time Expressions	ESL - Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms and Acronyms

 

Homework Help:

Homework Help
Subjects	Miscellaneous	ESL	Miscellaneous
Owl at Purdue - writing	Fact Monster	Dave's ESL Cafe	Phrase Finder
Ginger Software - download - writing	Math and Technology in the Classroom – my wiki page	5 Minute English Vocabulary Lessons	Science Made Simple
Stories about People	Lingro - looks up words as you read in websites	ESL Study Hall	Wolfram Alpha - help with math
ESL Science	Room 108 - Elementary	Tower of English	Study Beat
Pete's Power Point Station - simple presentations across the content areas	Sweet Search - Search Engine	Helping ESL Students with Homework	Yahoo Kids

Maps & Satellite Pictures:

These links are sites that provide maps, both interactive and still, for students to reference or use in their projects. Remember to always give attribution.

Maps & Satellite Pictures
Maps	Maps	Maps	Satellite Pictures & Interactives
John R. Bouchert Map Library	Maps that Teach	Historical Maps ETC	Flash Earth
Graphic Maps	Mapquest	National Geographic Maps	ammap
Altapedia	Maps on Us	US Census Maps	Google Maps
Thinkfinity	Nation Master	CIA World Maps	National Map Viewer

 

Text Files:

These links are sites offer students access to various text documents online.Remember to always give attribution.

Text Files
Digital Libraries	Poems, Fables, Books & Essays	Miscellaneous	Publish & Works
IntraText	Wisdom Commons	Biographies of Mathematicians	scribd
Travellers Point	Native American Folklore	Skedaddle - Nineteenth Century Writings of the American Civil War	The Avalon Project – Yale University
UnearthTravel	Internet Classics Archive	Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts - American and English literature	Project Gutenberg
Library of Congress	Online Books Page	Internet Sacred Text Archive	Biblomania

The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA)

Information Websites:

These links provide information resources to ELL students.

Information Websites
Biographies/Countries	Miscellaneous	Podcasts	Links & Files
Biography.com	Fact Monster	ESL Pod	Scripts & Audio
Hello Profiles - easier English/shorter	Internet History Source Books Project	iteslj.org Podcasts	History Channel Videos
BBC Country Profiles	How Stuff Works	iteslj.org Downloadable .mp3	American Rhetoric - Top 100 Speeches
CIA World Fact Book	Shakespeare Online	VOA English Podcasts - Beginners	History Podcasts
Newsmap	Novel Guide	VOA News English Podcasts - Intermediate	ipl2 Internet Library

Biographical Dictionary

Topics to Read, Write, & Talk About

ESL Strategy Tools:

These links provide different lesson plan components, manipulatives, guides, and resources for the ELL student.

ESL Strategy Tools
Graphic Organizers	Word Clouds	Web 2.0	Collaboration
Exploratree	wordle	Zimmer Twins - create cartoons	lino
Everything ESL	tagxedo	Word Magnets	wallwisher
ESL Flow	abcya - elementary	Word Sift	voicethread
Virtual Fieldwork - download to create virtual graphic organizers	Word Sift	Twist Our Words	message hop
Use of Graphic Organizers in ESL	Tag Crowd	Nik's Daily English Activities	twitter

ESL/TESOL Websites
Pictures	Fun with Words	Interactives	Worksheets
FlickRiver	Telescopic Text	English Online Interactive	Discovery Education
ESL Flow Picture-based Lessons	Fun with Words & Sentences for ESL Students	Mr. Picasso	School Express - create your own
Label the Pictures	Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun	ESL Galaxy Quizzes	Using English Worksheets
Using Pictures from Magazines in the ESL Classroom by Joep van der Werff	Prefixes, Suffixes, & Root Words	Hero Machines	Learn English Feels Good

ESL Webquests

Newspaper Article Generator

Voki

Draw Island

ESL Strategies:

These links provide ESL strategies in the ESL or regular education classroom.

ESL Strategies
Writing/Dictation/Reading	Listening/Speaking	ESL Strategies Across the Board	ESL Strategies Across the Board
Dictogloss Procedure	ESL, Literacy & Jazz	ESOL Instructional Strategies	Instructional Strategies for Topics of Study
Listen & Write	English Listening Skills and Activities-Effective Listening Practice	26 Strategies for Teaching ESL in the Content Areas	Instructional Strategies that Support the Success of English Language Learners
Glogster Glory	Teaching Listening in the EFL Classroom	Instructional Strategies for ESL Students Checklist	Instructional Strategies that Support the Success of English Language Learners
Teaching Writing	Teaching EFL Skills Reference Page	ESL Strategies	Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners for Content Areas

ESOL Instructional Strategies Matrix

Strategies for Developing Listening Skills

Student ESL Websites:

These links provide ESL resources to ELL students.

Student ESL Websites
Resources	Resources	Podcasts	Games & Videos
BBC Learn English Kids	Learning Oral English - for older students	Rong Chang Podcasts	Free English Games
elfnet	ESL Articles for Students	Converstaions, Reading, & Listening	20 Questions
English Club for Students	The Internet Picture Dictionary	VOA News - listen to news stories	The Traveler IQ Challenge
Test Your English	Penpals & Communicating with Others	ESL Desk Podcasts	ESL Partyland
EZ Slang	ESL Quizzes	ESL Pod	MunkYourself

Student ESL Websites
Resources	Resources	Podcasts	Games & Videos
BBC Learn English Kids	Learning Oral English - for older students	Rong Chang Podcasts	Free English Games
elfnet	ESL Articles for Students	Converstaions, Reading, & Listening	20 Questions
English Club for Students	The Internet Picture Dictionary	VOA News - listen to news stories	The Traveler IQ Challenge
Test Your English	Penpals & Communicating with Others	ESL Desk Podcasts	ESL Partyland
Brain Pop - ESL	ESL Independent Study Lab  for Students – Different Levels	Movie Trailers	Free Rice
EZ Slang	ESL Quizzes	ESL Pod	MunkYourself

Mrs. Hurley's ESL - English Practice

Teacher ESL/TESOL Websites:

These links provide ESL resources to teachers.

ESL/TESOL Websites
Resources	Resources	Techniques	Games, Activities, & Applications
English Raven SLAC	TESOL Resource Center - need to join to see full resources	iteslj.org Techniques	Crosscultural - scroll down to right-hand side to see the navigation bar
BBC Teaching English	Using English	English Club for teachers	iteslj.org Games
ESL HQ	Learn English Today	Integration of Reading, Listening, & Speaking	iteslj.org Activities
Using English for Academic Purposes	Teach Children ESL	TESOL Teacher Resources	ESL Games World

ESL/TESOL Websites
Blogs	Videos	Printouts	Flash Cards
everythingESL	ESL Video	ESL Printables	BogglesworldESL
Technology for ELT Teachers	TEFL Clips	ESL PDF	ESL Flash Cards
TESOL Connection	Lingual.net - Learning English through Media	ESL-Kids	ESL Junction
Create Your Own ESL/EFL Blog	DotSUB	ESL Galaxy	English for Kids

ESL/TESOL Websites
TESOL Resources by Level	Videos	Resources	Younger Students
Primary Ed	Captioned Videos	ESL All	Time for Kids
Secondary Ed	English Player	ESL Galaxy	StoryPlace
Higher Ed	Real English - Beginner	Language Testing	ESL Kids Stuff - requires membership
Web English Teacher	Teaching ESL	Discipline in the EFL Classroom	Welcome to English & Fun - elementary
Adult Ed	MES English TV	ESL E-Learning Articles	One Stop English

ELT & Technology Wiki

The Appropriate Use of Technology in the EFL Classroom

Talking Point Worksheets

ESL Lesson Plans:

These links provide lesson plans to use in ESL classes.

ESL Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans	Lesson Plans	Lesson Plans	Younger Students
BBC Teaching English Lesson Plans	Teachers.net	eslflow	ESL Kids' Lab
ESL Library	Writing Den's Teacher Guide	bogglesworldESL	Language Arts Mini Lessons
iteslj.org	Using English	Real English	EFL Playhouse - become a member
EL Civics for ESL Students	LanternFish	Business English	MES English
Teacher’s Desk ESL Lesson Plans	ieLanguages	TEFL	Children's Lesson Plans for English Learners K - 12
everythingESL	iteslj.org	ESL Flow - elementary	English 4 Kids

 

Student Projects:

These links provide student project ideas to use in ESL classes.

Student Projects
Student Projects	Student Projects	Student Activities	Younger Students
Linquistic Funland – Student Projects	10 Web Assignments for ESL Students	PIZZAZZ – Writing & Storytelling for ESL Students	Quizzes with Sound
ESL Student Projects	How to Create Web-based Culture Capsules	Prejudice: A Computer Simulation	Animated Music Videos for EFL
Meet the Students' Project	Internet Projects for ELLs	SimCity Planning Objectives	Web-based Activities
Dave's ESL Cafe: Student Projects	ESL/EFL Webquests	SimCity Decision Logs	Exercises for ESL Kids
Nik's Daily English Activities	Technology Integration	ELL Webquests	DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Find a School for a Collaborative Project	Global Virtual Classroom	Anagrams	English Interactive

Compelling Conversations - Ideas to do in the ESL classroom

ESL Life Skills/Career Resources:

These links provide life skills lesson plans to use in ESL classes.

ESL Life Skills Resources
Resources	Resources	Videos/Interactives/ Activities	Career
Money Flashcards	How to Teach ESL Life Skills	Video Jug	EAP Audio-Visual Materials
Free Resources for Creating ESL Lesson Plans on Money, Banking, Investing and Consumer Economics	One Stop English Life Skills	USA Learns	Life Skills for Vocational Sucess
5 Minutes English Slang/Idioms	English Learner Movie Guides	Student Quizzes & Activities	How to Find a Job?
EL Civics for ESL Students	Business English	ESOL Life Skills: Employment Resources	English for my Job
Teaching Social Communication Skills to ESL Kids	Lessons by English, Baby - needs registration; great lessons for older students	Life Skills Crossword Puzzles - scroll down to Life Skills	The Negotiator Game - learning about conflict resoluation

 

Multicultural Education:

These links provide multicultural education resources.

Multicultural Education
Resources	Lesson Plans	How To's	Holidays
EduChange Multicultural Pavilion	Blick Lesson Plans - videos for sale for small price	Developing a Multicultural Curriculum	Isabel's Holidays & Other Links
Multicultural “Think Gymnasium “for “Globe” – all school subject links	Wilderdom Multicultural, Cross-cultural & Intercultural Games & Activities	How to Teach Culture in ESL Classes	ESL Holiday Lessons
EdChange Awareness Activities	Lesson Plans with Multicultural Focus	Mr. Dunn's Multicultural Education - Elementary	Holiday Conversation Questions
Dave’s ESL Café: Multicultural Issues	Multicultural Lesson Plans and Resources – scroll down past the free offers	World Holiday Calendar	ESL Holiday Lessons
ESL Equity: Diversity Links	Diversity Council Lessons for all Levels	Breaking Down the Walls	Isabel's Grammar, Vocabulary, & Culture Quizzes

 

Family & Community Resources:

These links provide resources to build relationships with ESL families and their communities.

Family & Community Resources
Resources	Technology & Resources	How To's	Health
Crosscultured	Live Mocha Social Network	Ways to Help ESL Students & Their Parents Use Resources in the Community	BrainPop Health Videos
English Medical Conversations	Family Lesson Plans	Train Your Accent	Health English
Kids Health	Family Vocabuary Lists	ESL Curriculum for Adults	Your Disease Risk
Michelle Henry's Family Resources (scroll down to matrix)	YellowBook - find any business in your area	eHow	Interactive Health Tutorials
English as a Second Language Content Standards for Adults	Help in PA	How Stuff Works	Healthy Roads Media

 

Phone apps:

These links provide resources to apps ELL students may download on their phones with "on-the-go" guidance.

Phone apps
Translators	iPad & iPhone	iPad & iPhone	Phones
Word Lens - iPhone	Non-Flash apps for Student	Shake & Spell	Free English Lessons - also for phone download
Global Roos - elementary	Easy Dictionary	abc Pocket Phonics	PocketEnglish
Language Translator - iPhone	Grammar Up Lite	iWriteWords	A+ English
Instant Translate - iPhone	TOEFL Flash Cards	idioms	See Read Say

Cambridge English Online

Study Blue - create flash cards