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...

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...

This site provides a scholarly article on the rationale for content-based curriculum in English as a Second Language programs. It is an excellent reference for those who are setting up ESL programs.

While the pronunciations are a bit off, this is an ultimately useful list of basic classroom vocabulary (e.g., Stand) and phrases (e.g., What's the difference?) of use to the ESL teacher with Arabic speaking students. It provides a basis...

27 words and phrases a teacher can learn to help connect with his or her Korean-speaking students (or give essential classroom instructions)! Part of a larger site with information about ESL teaching jobs and locations of ESL schools.

Find suggestions on how to create a comfortable and positive environment for the newly arrived ESL student to your class. Lots of resources.

Find suggestions on how to create a comfortable and positive environment for the newly arrived ESL student to your class. Lots of resources.

Advice about how to start a group of bilingual parent volunteers at your school to work in mainstream classrooms and with first-year English language learners.

Provide the English learners in your class with the opportunity to develop pride in their heritage. Help strengthen the positive self-esteem of your students. It provides downloads.

A great article providing info and stats about the use of presentation software to enhance classroom leaning, specifically in ESL classrooms. Includes detailed comparisons to traditional presentation methods (oral, word processing) and...

Help for teachers struggling to determine whether an English language learner is challenged by a learning disability or by a normal language acquisition issue.

Help your mainstream students become active participants in the acculturation of the newly arrived ESL students in your class. Mainstream students will become more open and sensitive to the ESL students.

Important resource for understanding the different cultural implications of common gestures. Certain gestures, though inoffensive to Americans, may convey rudeness or an obscene message to persons of other cultures.

Article that outlines seven teaching strategies for classroom teachers to use when instructing English language learners.

This 2008 brief discusses how RTI can be adapted for English Language Learners (ELL). It provides an initial framework in the use of RTI that considers students' life experiences, including their language proficiencies in their first and...

Article reports on a unique approach to learning English in Philadelphia.

Find doctor-approved health information for children about health and overall wellness in this broad resource. In Spanish and English.

This site provides a synopsis of educating ELL students who are struggling in school, and identifying learning disabilities in this population of students. Included are strategies for avoiding misidentification and implementing early...

This is a scholarly article with a wealth of information useful especially for Asian learners in the socioaffective domain.

This newspaper article deals with a curious geological phenomenon which occurs in Death Valley. After you read the article, test your understanding by answering the multiple choice questions.

After reading this Tampa Tribune article by Jan Hollingsworth, respond to the multiple choice questions to see if you have understood. Immediate feedback.

Concise information on American customs and habits aimed at older students. With coverage on meeting new people, introductions, speaking on the phone, eating out, tipping, and smoking. Also includes extensive internal links to other...

Descriptions of the various forms of assessment that can involve students in their own assessments are given here. Presents the criteria for what items can be included in a portfolio and how to use it in evaluation.

Explore a list of simple things that principals can do to help all children learn to read. Come and learn more about the collaboration process with school administrators, teachers and staff.