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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Smart Solutions: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Smart Solutions is the theme of a unit created to meet the needs of English language earners. Through a series of lessons, scholars follow a routine—move, speak, and listen— to cover topics including stores, shops, celebrations, pets,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Around Town: Neighborhood and Community: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 3)

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Here is a unit designed to support English language development. Scholars speak, move, and write to learn more about topics that focus on community and local concepts. The series of lessons aids to reinforce concepts...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Nature Walk: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 2)

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Walking in nature is the theme of a unit designed to support English language development lessons. Scholars look, write, speak, and move to explore topics such as camping, woodland animals, instruments,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Family and Friends: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Family and Friends is the theme of a unit consisting of English language development lessons. Reinforce language proficiency, particularly in family vocabulary, basic needs, feelings, short vowel sounds, blending, reading high frequency...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Family Time: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 5)

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Support English language development with a family-themed unit consisting of a series of lessons designed to get your scholars moving, looking, speaking, writing, and listening. Conversation topics...
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PBS

Colorin Colorado: Common Core State Standards and Ell

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Resources to explore the implications of the Common Core State Standards for English language learners. Includes links to research reports, guidelines for implementing the standards, videos, and articles.
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Other

Nwrl: Teaching Math and Science to English Language Learners [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource guide gives a wealth of information and strategies for teaching math and science to ELLs. Special attention is given to techniques for integrating language and content instruction for these disciplines.
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Other

Using English: English Language Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 200 short self-quizzes for English learners at beginner and intermediate levels. Quizzes span topics including spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation.
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Randall Davis

Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Esl Lab Handouts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Links to documents, PDF and MSWord files, to help teachers of English language learners.
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Other

My Spanish English Picture Dictionary

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A bilingual picture dictionary with a sample of useful words. Good for students learning Spanish or for Spanish-speaking English language learners who want to practice English vocabulary.
Handout
Other

Mdbg: Translation

For Students 9th - 10th
The main purpose of this site is to teach Chinese to native speakers of English but its bilingual content makes it a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well; translate a small text from English to Chinese or the...
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Other

Britannica: The Britannica Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
American English dictionary designed for English language learners: word of the day, flash cards, pronunciation exercises, three thousand must-know English words, and similar resources.
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Other

Using English: Basic English Word List

For Students 9th - 10th
Word list designed for the beginning English language learner. Each word links to dictionary definitions and other related or similar words.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Digame Un Cuento: Tell Me a Story Bilingual Library

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Compilation of poems and stories for English language learners, from preschoolers to young adults. Find English and Spanish versions of poems and songs, along with recommended Spanish-language books. Activities and many resources included.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Digame Un Cuento: Tell Me a Story Bilingual Library

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Compilation of poems and stories for English language learners, from preschoolers to young adults. Find English and Spanish versions of poems and songs, along with recommended Spanish-language books. Activities and many resources included.
Handout
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Siop: Making Content Comprehensible for El Ls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn what is involved in using the SIOP Model. The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) will help teachers in making content material comprehensible to English Language Learners.Ideal for staff in-service.
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Other

Mdbg: Word Dictionary Basic

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic word dictionary, aimed at learners of Chinese; a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well. Search either by Chinese, Pinyin or English Definition. Audio is in Chinese Mandarin pinyin.
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Other

Mdbg: Word Dictionary Advanced

For Students 9th - 10th
The word dictionary aimed at learners of Chinese; a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well; it contains information about Chinese words, consisting of one or more characters. Each entry in the word dictionary...
Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Lab: Esl Students

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to resources and handouts intended to help ESL students in second language writing.
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Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Picture dictionary with 6,000 pictures that illustrate American English words organized around different themes, such as astronomy, clothing, transporation, and sports. With access to a vocabulary-esque game of the week. [Has wraparound...
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Other

Wikipedia: Simple English Edition

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A subsite of the popular Internet user-based encyclopedia, in a simple English format for students of all ages with limited English reading abilities. Simple English uses easy words and short sentences. The Simple English version of...
Handout
Other

Wikipedia: Simple English Edition

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A subsite of the popular Internet user-based encyclopedia, in a simple English format for students of all ages with limited English reading abilities. Simple English uses easy words and short sentences. The Simple English version of...
Handout
Other

Lang Media: Urdu in Pakistan

For Students 9th - 10th
Vocabulary and language development for every day situations - greetings, necessities, social life and shopping. Designed to help Urdu learners but activities can be reversed to help Urdu-speaking ELL students. Includes videos in Urdu...