Comprehension and Understanding for the Second Language Learner

Presented by Michele Barto
michelebarto@comcast.net

 

Great Links for ESL Instruction Workshop:

http://www.everythingesl.net/lessons/
Wonderful lesson plans and unit plans for ESL learners in many themes

http://www.dyslexia.com/helpread.htm
Free programs to download to bring text to speech

http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/graphic_organizers.php
Graphic organizers and other resources

http://www.celt.sunysb.edu/ell/tips.php
Great tips for teaching ESL and lots of wonderful links

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/msr.phtml
Middle School resources for teaching in content areas

http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/contlit.htm
Content Area Literacy

http://www.brainpop.com/
Great short videos

http://www.iknowthat.com/com
Wonderful interactive website

http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/Pages/4X4Guidelines.htm
Great planning for thematic units and other concepts for ESL

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/
Great strategies for teaching comprehension

http://www.eslmag.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=15
ESL magazine content teaching through thematic units

http://marksesl.com/teacher_resources.html
Lots of wonderful resources for ESL students

http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/be-principles.shtml#instruction
G reat resource of articles and ideas

http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/vocabulary.htm
G reat strategies for teaching vocabulary, especially content vocabulary

http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-socst.html
Great resources for all content areas Visual power points

http://writingfix.com/
G reat resource for teaching writing


Reading Resources for Workshop:

http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/challenges_ells_content_area_l_65322.php
Challenges for ESL learners in the Content Areas

http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/judith.php
Meeting the challenges of ESL learners

http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-929/esl.htm
Excellent ideas for content instruction

http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Brown-CBEC.html
Excellent article for content based instruction for ESL students

http://www.alliance.brown.edu/programs/eac/lncblt_v2-5.shtml
Great article ….content to ESL learners

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/print/12
Teaching reading in the content areas

http://si.unm.edu/Web%20Journals/Articles/janice%20hart.html
ESL and Content strategies

http://www.educ.wsu.edu/esl/Planets.html
Sample ESL Science unit thematic

http://wilearns.state.wi.us/apps/default.asp?cid=753
W
onderful ideas and resources for strategies for teaching ESL and content instruction

http://k-12.pisd.edu/currinst/ESOL/Handbook/modcont.htm
Great checklist for modifying content in ESL instruction

http://www.migrant.org/esl/survival_packet/ESL_Tips_and_Techniques.htm
I
nclusive strategies on how to adapt for ESL and other children who need modifications