Better English Lessons
Grammar Exercises for English Language Learners
This site is a selection of grammar exercises designed for intermediate-to-advanced English language learners. Quizzes test understanding of verb tenses, articles, conjunctions, prepositions, relative clauses, and more. [Site uses...
US Department of Education
U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
US Department of Education
U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
Other
Esl and Second Language Learning Web
The prominent theories and beliefs about second language learners are fully explored by Jim Cummins, professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. An array of Dr. Cummins's research is easily...
University of Wisconsin
Wida (World Class Instructional Design and Assessment)
As the official site of the WIDA Consortium, this site offers detailed information around the WIDA standards and ACCESS for ELLs, WIDA's English language proficiency (ELP) assessment. The "Standards wizard" is highly recommended as it...
University of Wisconsin
Wida (World Class Instructional Design and Assessment)
As the official site of the WIDA Consortium, this site offers detailed information around the WIDA standards and ACCESS for ELLs, WIDA's English language proficiency (ELP) assessment. The "Standards wizard" is highly recommended as it...
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...
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...
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,...
University of Minnesota
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
"The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign...
Better English Lessons
Learning to Use Multiword Verbs
This site has interactive quizzes for advanced English language learners that tests knowledge of multiword verb expressions such as "Acting up," and "Airing out." [Site uses British versus American English.]
American Institutes for Research
Center on Response to Intervention: A Cultural, Linguistic, Ecological Approach
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...
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: Content Based Esl Curriculum & Academic Lang. Proficieny
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.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Tale of the Tooth Fairy
Teach about American culture while developing language, listening and reading skills. This lesson plan includes the TESOL goals and standards.It provides many follow up activities.
Better English Lessons
Vocabulary Exercises for English Language Learners
Choose from among a number of exercises designed for advanced English language learners. The menu of exercises, which appears on the right, covers a complete range of topics geared toward building vocabulary used in business-related...
Other
Using English: English Language Quizzes
Over 200 short self-quizzes for English learners at beginner and intermediate levels. Quizzes span topics including spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation.
Other
Voice of America: Special English Programs
Special English is a Voice of America broadcast devoted to helping English language learners learn English. You'll find scripts of previous broadcasts, with audio files so that you can read along with programs as you listen. A revolving...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Grammar Quizzes Easy
These self-tests developed for English language learners by ELL teachers feature self-scoring quizzes for beginning English language learners on use of plurals, a and an, comparisons, and similar aspects of grammar. Fill-in-the blank,...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Grammar Quizzes Difficult
These tests developed for English language learners by ELL teachers feature self-scoring quizzes that emphasize word choice, word usage, punctuation, and similar aspects related to the mechanics of language.
Other
Reading Quest: Making Sense of Social Studies
Teaching students to read well in areas other than language arts requires teaching and reinforcing the kinds of reading strategies taught here. There are 27 strategies, ranging from brainstorming to word mapping. The site includes PDF...
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
All4ed.org: Urgent but Overlooked: Literacy Crisis Among Adolescent El Ls
English language learners (ELLs) represent more than 10% of the national pre-K through 12th grade enrollment, and more than 70% of these ELLs fail to develop strong literacy skills. To increase this group's educational, college, and job...
BBC
Bbc: Test Your Spanish
An online multiple-choice quiz tests your knowledge in Spanish. The 12 questions are in English and the multiple choice answers are in Spanish. If you get one wrong the program corrects you and offers suggestions on how to improve.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Grammar Quizzes Medium
Self-scoring quizzes tests developed for English language learners by ELL teachers to reinforce intermediate English language learners on all aspects of English grammar. Fill-in-the blank, multiple-choice, and other quiz formats included.