Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Educore: Exceeding the Common Core Speaking Standards
Erik Palmer explains that the Common Core State Standards place importance on speaking effectively in a variety of scenarios, both formal and informal. He notes that students need to have broadly applicable oral communication skills....
US Department of Education
U. S. Department of Education: Teaching Our Youngest
A publication entitled Teaching Our Youngest: A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers created under the direction of the Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force. Available in html or PDF format, the publication...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Carol's Classroom: Speaking and Listening: Prepare for Discussions
This video lesson [4:11] focuses on clear communication and active listening, essential social-emotional skills, that help lay the foundation of positive learning environments. They can develop these skills and take responsibility for...
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Improve Your Communications Skills
While the original audience for this site is the business community, the advice regarding communication skills is relevant for anyone, especially students who are preparing for the job market. Sections include tips on improving public...
Education.com
Education.com: Sl.3.1.d Worksheets: Explain Their Own Ideas and Understanding
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 4 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard SL.3.1.D: Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Arec: Model for Enhancing Science Literacy Using Field Geology
This course enhances science literacy by emphasizing the repeated practice of making observations, posing questions & developing hypotheses around a narrowly focused aspect of Minnesota Geology. Students construct new knowledge using...
PBS
Colorin Colorado: Reading Rockets Resources for Ell
Information that will help your child become a good reader and successful student. There are ideas on what to do at home, reading tips, activities, books, stories, resources and more. This bilingual site is designed for Spanish-speaking...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Intermediate Level
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish-speaking students. It is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening comprehension,...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Beginning Level
Improve English language proficiency at this comprehensive ELL (English Language Learner) site for Spanish speaking students. This section is subdivided into eight areas of language development: vocabulary, grammar, listening...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Cboces: Migrant Education Program: How Do I Feel Today?
A story about the feelings children have each day of the week. Includes audio narration in 11 additional languages with text in English.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Food (La Comida)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: Food vocabulary. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material presented - audio...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: House (La Casa)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: Rooms of the house and furniture. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material...
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Giving a Presentation
This Skillswise site focuses on giving a presentation. Included are a video about why learning to give a presentation is important, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, and quizzes on the information presented. The Skillswise...
British Council
British Council: Go4 English: English for Arabic Speakers
Go4English is a website of the British Council dedicated to teaching English to Arabic-speaking children and adults. It includes lesson plans, self-tests, learning exercises, games, stories, songs, and many more activities and...
Other
New Jersey Dept. Of Ed: Teacher Practices for Kindergarten Ccss for Ela [Pdf]
These teacher practices correlate with the Common Core English Language ArtsLiteracy State Standards for Kindergarten and are intended to give teachers guidance as they carefully, and systematically plan for language arts literacy...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Expository Speeches
This lesson is a fun way to practice the elaboration tools needed to back up answers. Students will need to speak about a random topic for one minute without time to prepare. This lesson helps students practice their speaking skills,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission
SCU uses StoryCorps' tested interviewing techniques-combined with outstanding radio broadcasts and animated shorts-to support high school students in the development of identity and in drawing connections between their unique strengths...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Oral Language
A collection of videos, articles for parents and teachers, webcasts for teachesr, and research briefs on helping children develop their oral language skills.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Academic Language: Everyone's "Second" Language
Being able to speak English fluently does not guarantee that a student will be able to use language effectively in academic settings. Fluency must be combined with higher order thinking skills to create an "academic language," which...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lesson Plan: Effective Interview Questions
Explore effective interview questions. By choosing questions that are open-ended and important to them, young scholars can learn great interview skills that can be helpful in future college and job interviews.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Sat Reading Test: Rhetoric
Details about Rhetoric on the SAT Reading Test. One definition of the word rhetoric is "the study of writing or speaking." Rhetoric questions on the Reading Test assess how well you understand the choices that authors make as they...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: School (La Escuela): Listening Dialog
This site for Spanish-speaking English language learners. Students listen to a short dialog between two students who discuss their new class schedules. Presented in both written and auditory formats, students answer comprehension...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Transportation (Reading & Comprehending)
Wonderful, extensive site for Spanish-speaking ELLs about transportation and related topics designed to engage reading comprehension skills.
Other
Laura Candler: Sylverster and the Magic Pebble Activities [Pdf]
Lesson plan utilizing cooperative learning for use with the book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig. Includes printable word-sort cards and discussion question cards.