The Best Web Sites for Bilingual/ELL Teachers and Students, most of which are free!
Arturo Guajardo and Josie Hughes
Common Principles & Strategies For ESL Instruction
Cooperative Learning
Dialogue Journal
Background Knowledge
Academic Vocabulary
Meaningful Communication
Comprehensible Input
Sheltered English
Total Physical Response
Scaffolding
Language Experience
Role Playing
Oral Language
Comprehensible Input
ELLs will acquire English by receiving input that is
slightly beyond their current level of competence.
Allow for multiple exposures to“taped
text” to improve reading and
understanding.
Provide visual/multimedia support for harder
concepts.
Websites that help provide comprehensible input...
Storynory.com
http://www.oup.com/elt/students/?cc=global
voanews.com/specialenglish
English-Trailers.com
Audio Books
eBooks (text)
LibriVox.org
Gutenberg.org
DiscoveryStreaming.com
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Flickr.com
Other websites that help provide comprehensible input...
Background Knowledge
ELLs will learn new content and language when it is built on what they already know.
Virtual experiences, such as educational visual media, can
enhance background knowledge.
Websites that help build background knowledge...
DiscoveryStreaming.com
BrainPop.com
Archive.org
iTunes
Other websites that help build background knowledge?
Academic Vocabulary
ELLs will learn new content and language when they
understand the terms that are used in classrooms, in
textbooks and on tests.
When teaching academic vocabulary terms, students should create nonlinguistic representations.
PicNik.com
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MyWebspiration.com
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Bubbl.us
Kerpoof.com
MakeBeliefsComix.com
Other websites that help build academic vocabulary?
Oral Language Practice
ELLs should be provided opportunities to practice
oral language.
Create situations where students can actively practice academic English.
Gcast.com
Podcasting
AudacityCreate a .MP3 recording
iTunesDownload to iTunes
iPodTransfer the podcast
to an iPod
Upload to a podcast server or host
iTunesDownload to iTunes
iPodTransfer the podcast
to an iPod
Upload to a podcast server or host
Podcasting
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Clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/ria
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Ustream.tv
Skype.com
Other websites that help ELLs practice oral language?
Meaningful Communication
ELL learning environments should be active, challenging and focused on meaningful
communication.
ELLs should be involved in activities
that promote amplified
publishing.
Learning is most likely to occur if it is
relevant.
SchoolTube.com
Jumpcut.com
Authorstream.com
ePals.com
Blogger.com
PBWiki.com
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Ning.com
Imagine:
A football or soccer team that could only practice and could never play a game?
Imagine:
A drama club or band that could only rehearse and could never perform for an audience?
•Drama Club •Debate Squad •News Team •Comic Book Club •Computer Social Network Journalism Team •Speech Team
Other websites that promote meaningful communication?