IN-SITES for TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS


The challenge and opportunity facing urban educators in particular, and society in general, is interwoven with the destiny of increasing numbers of students struggling to learn English while mastering academic content. A seminal issue for our age, this challenge speaks to both individual and social transformation--integration without rejection on both interpersonal and intrapersonal levels. Known as the Duversity, this opportunity is to face and conquer our inner fears and obstacles to empowerment, through inner integration without rejection, and to follow the same path outwardly, transforming social institutions in order to integrate and empower biliterate Americans who have learned to read their worlds, as well as the word.


We are a nation of immigrants. Currently the largest and fastest growing segment of new Americans are those from Hispanic backgrounds. Our city schools, both locally and nationally, now average over 50% Hispanic/Latino. My high school, Panorama High School, is nearly 90% Hispanic/Latino. The ethnic make-up of the teaching profession is hardly one-tenth of that (5% Hispanic). Consider the implications of this, and use these links to prepare yourself to make an impact, especially via sites 1, 2 and 3!

TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links

Browse: Links for Students, Links for Teachers or What's New

  1. *1*English Language Learners in Mainstream Classrooms - Sheltered Instruction: A major concept for working with English Language Learners and communicating with their parents. Use this with the next site that will allow any teacher or learner to get an instant Spanish translation of any text, up to four pages at a time, or web site! Texts, or portions of texts, can be scanned and translated, tests, etc.
  2. *1*FreeTranslation.com -- Free translation of web sites and text for Spanish, French, and German to English and English to Spanish! AMAZING!!
  3. *1*LEARNING STRATEGIES** -- An important part of effective biliteracy and sheltered instruction strategies

  4. *1*COOPERATIVE and COLLABORATIVE LEARNING -- Effective with all subjects and levels, team learning is a particularly strong supporting strategy in working with English Language learners.
  5. *1*I TEACH/I LEARN**

  6. *1*JIM CUMMINS' WEB DEALING WITH SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT**

  7. James Crawford's Language Policy Web Site & Emporium

  8. *1*An Outline of CALLA: Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach**

  9. *1*A Road Map for Effective Biliteracy Instruction**

  10. *1*READING MATTERS!** -- Literacy for ALL

  11. *1*MORA'S MODULES*** -- on-line course modules for teaching cross-language literacy! Awesome!

  12. Second-language Reading and Biliteracy Instruction Bibliography

  13. Effective Schooling Practices for Language Minority Students -- A Bibliography

  14. LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT: What It Measures & How**

  15. The Center for Applied Linguistics: Current Projects

  16. ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students, Online Edition

  17. Issues in Freirean Pedagogy -- Excellent primer on liberatory, empowering education

  18. Florida Administrative Code - CHAPTER 6A-6.009 Special Programs for ELL Students

  19. PASO PARTNERS: INTEGRATING MATH, SCIENCE and LANGUAGE**

  20. HISPANIC MATH PROJECT**

  21. The National Society for Hispanic Professionals: Resources

    LEARNING WITH FUN IN BILINGUAL ED.

  22. DAVE'S ESL CAFE

  23. COMPUTERS IN ACTION -- Learning word processing in an ESL/ESOL setting!

  24. PLANET ENGLISH

  25. Activities for ESL Students -- Quizzes, Crossword Puzzles, Web Treasure Hunts and more.

  26. EFL PLAYHOUSE

  27. THE TAIWAN TEACHER: IDEAS FOR ESL/TESOL

  28. TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links** -- Links of Interest to students and teachers of English as a Second Language

    RESOURCE COLLECTIONS FOR BILINGUAL ED

  29. SPAIN AND SPANISH ON THE NET**

  30. National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language ...

  31. LESSON PLANS & RESOUCES FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION

  32. Internet TESL Journal [Lesson Plans & Activities]

  33. BILINGUAL ED/ESL NET LINKS from About.com.

  34. BILINGUAL EDUCATION: POLICIES, PURPOSES & DEFINITIONS

  35. LINKS FOR BILINGUAL AND ESL EDUCATION

  36. ESL Links and Resources

  37. THE MOVIES, RACE, & ETHNICITY: Latinos

  38. National Council of LA RAZA: Topics

  39. ESTRELLITA: Accelerated Beginning Spanish for Latino Students

  40. PRIMARY EDUCATION (K-3) RESOURCES FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATORS

  41. LATINO RESOURCES ON THE NET

  42. The SPANISH and ESL Curriculum: Language & Culture

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & BOOKS

  43. CENTER FOR STUDY OF BOOKS IN SPANISH FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

  44. CENTER FOR MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL RESEARCH

    AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT

  45. Literacy Assessment Instruments for Diverse Learners

  46. IN-SITES for ASSESSMENT**



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