International Reading Association
Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms
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...
International Reading Association
Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms
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...
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Self Study Idiom Quizzes
Vast array of quizzes and self-study exercises based on idioms and idiomatic expressions, categorized in a variety of ways (beginning with A, B, etc., by keyword, or by association with other groupings). Great practice for the ELL/ESL...
TESL Journal
Bilingual English Portuguese Vocabulary Quizzes
This site offers vocabulary-building quizzes that can be used either by learners of English or by learners of Portuguese to test knowledge of the English and Portuguese words for colors, days, months, seasons, greetings, fruits,...
TESL Journal
Internet Tesl Journal: English Vietnamese Vocabulary Quizzes
Interactive quizzes to develop vocabulary in English and Vietnamese. Basic vocabulary that's great for second language learners.
Other
Esl Teachers' Board: Survival Arabic for Teachers
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...
Other
A (Simplified) Midsummer Night's Dream for Ell Readers
A simplified version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" developed for English language learners by an ESL teacher.