ESL Specific
1. Daveʼs ESL Cafe www.eslcafe.com
Business English, idioms, phrasal verbs, quizzes, idea “cookbook,” etc... Many
sections are devoted to opportunities for students.
2. Online Activities http://a4esl.org
Activities for ESL students- Quizzes, exercises and puzzles to help ESL students; This is also a good site for
basic literacy students
3. Pronunciation www.soundsofenglish.org
The site helps with pronunciation by giving written instructions and providing videos and audio clips of different sounds.
4.
Teaching Ideas & Links
http://iteslj.org
The Internet TESL Journal
Conversation questions; games & activities; Power Point lessons; articles & research papers; lessons; teaching ideas & links
Basic Literacy (also works for ESL students)
1. Conjugation www.conjugation.com
Conjugate English Verbs- good for ESL to learn tenses
2. Crossword puzzles http://iteslj.org/cw/
Printable crosswords starting at level 2- good for ESL learners too
3. Dictionary http://nhd.heinle.com
Word meanings; pronunciation guide; crossword puzzles; activities
4.
News
www.cdlponline.org
California Distance Learning Project
News-related topics to help build reading and life skills for adults. Read and listen to a short article then continue on to various exercises.
5.
News
www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/index_cnnsf.html
Literacy Net
Abridged new stories from CBS 5 & CNN; less intimidating for the advanced beginner or intermediate reader
6. Reading http://bestofthereader.ca/
A series of e-books with activities for adult literacy and English as a second language learners.
7. Reading http://theliteracytribune.org/
News stories for intermediate to advanced student
8. Reading http://csal.gsu.edu/content/are-you-learner
Easy, medium and hard stories for adult learners. Both fiction & nonfiction on a variety of topics.
9. Spelling http://www.spellitright.talktalk.net/
Worksheets, games, puzzles, quizzes
Health Literacy
1. ESL Health Literacy http://floridaliteracy.org/health_literacy_curriculum.html
2.
FDA
www.fda.gov
Food & Drug Administration
3.
Health Care Fact Sheet
www.chcs.org
The Center for Health Care Strategies
4. Health Information www.healthfinder.gov
5.
Health Topics & Medications
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Easy to read pages available in English & Spanish
6. Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit www.ahrq.gov/qual/literacy/
Tutor / Teacher Resources
1. Thinkfinity http://literacynetwork.verizon.org/TLN/courses
Free online courses for tutors offered by the Verizon foundation
Student Resources
1. Courses http://www.usalearns.org
Free online courses in English & Spanish; step by step instructions
2.
ESL
http://home.earthlink.net/~brekkmail/
Cielito's ESL Literacy Website for Beginners
Online listening exercises, videos, exercises & activities; also good basic grammer resource for teachers & tutors
3. ELL www.voanews.com/learningenglish/theclassroom/activities/
Online activities with video & sound; may be beneficial for the intermediate to advanced ESL student
4. Videos http://www.englishcentral.com/
Various videos for learning English
