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Tefl.net: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you considered teaching English as a foreign language? Explore the TEFL resources to investigate this career opportunity.
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Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source on Line: Teaching English to Gifted Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find answers to several questions concerning gifted students and how they should be taught English: "How should gifted students be identified?" "What specific resources exist for teaching English and language arts to gifted/talented...
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Read Works

Read Works: Teaching English in Thailand

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text a young woman named Michelle who went to Thailand for four months to teach English in a school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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English to Go: "Animal Apps"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An article about the US and Canadian zoos using apps to teach apes is a springboard for this creative activity. Pre-reading questions, the article from Reuters, and follow-up summary in addition to grammar exercises make up a complete...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: What Does Research Tell Us About Teaching Reading to El Ls?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this article, a seasoned ELL teacher synthesizes her own classroom experience and the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth to make recommendations for effective literacy instruction of ELL...
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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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Hong Kong Education City: English Campus

For Students 9th - 10th
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
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Teachers First: Adapt a Strategy: Adjusting Lessons for Esl/ell Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides a lengthy list of class activities with links to strategies, videos, resources, and online tools for adopting each one for English language learners.
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English for Russian Kids: Alphabet Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great resource for teachers teaching English to Russian children.
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Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)

English for Little Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an interactive site intended to teach English as a foreign language to young children. It is a helpful multimedia resource for EFL teachers. There are ten themes, each with two levels of difficulty, that allow children to...
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

Many Things for Esl Japanese Version

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Japanese version of the well-known Interesting Things for ESL site (the authors are professors teaching in Japan). The Japanese site has many of the same features as the English Only version in fact, it usually goes to the...
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British Council

British Council Go4 English for Arabic Speakers: Stories

For Students 3rd - 8th
A collection of 20-25 animated stories designed to teach children English. Children can read as they watch and listen, then play a game to see how much they understood. Includes original stories on topics of interest to students...
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English Club

English Club: Teach English: Animal Adventures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A teaching activity where students participate in creating a story to practice listening and speaking skills.
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Esl Reader English Reading Help for Esl Students

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides great reading help for ESL students. You can use this helper to speed up reading time and improve your reading skills by providing definitions at a click for any passage you provide. Just copy and paste your text...
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Grammar Man Efl/esl Comics for Students and Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
Creative blend of cartooning and ESL. Students can read the adventures of Grammarman -- where they help Grammarman right evil grammar wrongs -- or do a WebQuest on how to create their own cartoons and submit them to the student gallery....
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Musical English Lessons

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...
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Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Salute to the Flag

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach ELL students about American holidays and symbols. Many hands-on activities are included.
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Speech Teach Uk: Speech Therapy Games & Activities

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Created by a British teacher and mother of a child who needed speech therapy support. Great collection of simple activities, games, and other resources you can use to help student practice sounds and speaking. Helpful for native English...
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Escort: Educating Migrant Children

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With links and resources, this organization uses federal funding (among other sources) to run a hotline for migrant farm workers and their families (National Migrant Education Hotline), to publish teaching kits (for teachers at all...
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Technology: Teach Your Computer

For Students K - 1st
This book introduces the concept of computer programming to young students. Includes audio narration in six additional languages with text in English.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: English Language Learners

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the most effective ways to teach ELL students (or ESL students), how to create a welcoming classroom, and ways to promote family involvement.
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Esl Kid Stuff: Song & Games Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A dozen fun song games or activities for young students learning English, with short instruction notes for teachers. Most are for well-known songs (If You're Happy, Ring Around the Rosies, etc.). Teachers are invited to submit additional...
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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Listen to a Chat About Class Schedules

For Students 9th - 10th
A listening comprehension exercise designed for native Spanish speakers learning English. Students listen to a short conversation about class schedules and then answer questions based on what has been heard. Instructions are in Spanish....