ELL Resources

Below is a list of resources that could assist English Language learners.

LearnEnglishTeens watch videos, read texts, listen to audio and do online exercises to help you improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills

EnglishGrammar.org

FLASH CARDS - action, food, clothing, body parts, and more

PICTURE DICTIONARY

ESOL HELP - a FREE Language learning website - Includes games, worksheets, flash cards, etc.

USAlearns - Free video lessons and activities.

https://www.wyzant.com/resources/lessons/english/esl  - ESL Lessons & Help  lots of resources!

The Internet TESL Journal - Lesson Plans, Handouts, Ideas... all for teachers of English as a second language!!

UsingEnglish.com Teaching section divided by ESL levels

ThoughtCo Dialogue and conversation lessons

Travel English Activities to teach English for travel

ESL Video Short videos with quiz and worksheet to build comprehension and vocabulary

Duolingo Short 5 minute lessons each day

Home Strategies, ideas, recommendations and resources. 

Real-English.com - Short video discussions with questions to check comprehension

Scrabble Word Finder -  Scrabble word finder to help learn new words.  (Recommended by C. Mayberry)

Artificial Intelligence tools in the ESL Classroom  By Christopher C. Cemper -- (Thank you Abigail!)

 

Library Resources 

World Book Advanced - Provides read aloud and translation for nonfiction text

commonlit.org - Provides fiction and nonfiction books searchable by lexile, grade, theme, genre, literary device, or common core standard.  Commonlit also provides book pairings and has read aloud feature for English and translation to 27 languages.

https://www.snappywords.com/sat-vocabulary Snappywords.com SAT Vocabulary (Thank you MW)

All Gale databases provide translation and read aloud features - nonfiction reading and research

Gale eBooks 

Gale Global Issues

Gale Opposing Viewpoints

GALE Science in Context

GALE Student Resources in Context

GALE U.S. History in Context   

 

6 ways to learn a foreign language for free while you’re sheltering in place for COVID-19

 

Articles

Showcasing Multilingual abilities on a resume or job interview (Thank you KH)

https://career.io/career-advice/list-languages-on-a-resume

Common Core Math for English Language Learners

Increasing ELL Student Reading Comprehension with Non-fiction Text

Math Instruction for English Language Learners