Language+Learning+Resources+for+Teachers



**Language Learning Resources for Teachers** The following are links that provide ESL teachers with helpful information, link, activities, and articles to use in the classroom. 

** [|//http://www.readingrockets.org///] ** **Description:** //Reading Rockets// provide teachers, parents, and librarians research-based and best-practice information on teaching children to read and helping those who struggle. Provides lots of accommodations for ESL students on different reading strategies. ** [|//http://www.everythingesl.net///] ** **Description:** Judie Haynes, an ESL teacher from New Jersey, USA, with more than 31 years of teaching experience created the website to provide practical resources to help educators understand the needs of English language learners and give them tools to meet those needs. **//  [] //**  **Description:** //Dave's ESL Cafe// provides a meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers + students from around the world. ** // []// ** **Description: The website os a free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners. **  <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> //<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">** <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; line-height: 19px;"> [] ** // <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**Description:** //Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)// is a global association in more than 45 countries. TESOL offers members publications, books and electronic resources on current issues, ideas, and opportunities in the field of English language teaching. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> [|//http://www.usingenglish.com///] ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**Description:** The website provides a large collection of English as a Second Language (ESL) tools & resources for students, teachers, learners, and academics (including grammar glossary and references of irregular verbs, phrasal verbs and idioms, ESL forums, articles, teacher handouts and printables, and useful links and information on English). <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> [|//http://www.eslgold.com///] ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**Description:** The website provides over a thousand pages of free information and resources for both teachers and students (including vocabulary pages, quiz links for grammar, and conversation practice). <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> //[]// ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**Description:** The website was created in 1998 as a resource that provides lessons, games, strategies, etc. for ESL teachers. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"> [|//http://owl.english.purdue.edu///] ** <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**Description:** //The Writing Lab at Purdue// provides resources for ESL instructors and students on grammar and mechanics with links for practice and exercises. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">   <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">** //[]// **  <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**Description:** //Omniglot// is a guide to alphabets and languages, with useful foreign phrases, tips on learning languages, language-related links, multilingual texts, and much more for ESL educators. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">**//Enjoy the Wiki!!//**  <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">Kimberly Gannon  <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">MTSU Graduate Assistant  <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;">kdc3x@mtsu.edu