Additional Resources
VOA Learning English - http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
Engaging and relevant website for ELL students - features a variety of current news stories. Students can select a story and read through it. When they come to a word they do not understand, they merely have to click it, and a definition will pop up. The website also includes the option for news stories to be read to students. At the end of articles, there tests based on the vocabulary from the article.
Pictolang - http://www.pictolang.com/index.php
Cool matching game to help ELL students learn the names of a variety of every day objects. There are multiple difficulty settings, as well as points, and a leaderboard to keep things interesting and engaging for students.
Learn English Teens - http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
Awesome website with a number of games, drills, exams, and other activities for teenage English Language Learners. The content was developed in Great Britain, so some of the English is a little different, but overall a great collection of resources!
Draw a Stickman - http://www.drawastickman.com/
Hilarious game - the user draws a stickman, and the stick man goes on an adventure. However, the stickman needs the players help to draw a variety of objects in his hand as the game goes along. These reading prompts can be a creative and fun means for English Language Learners to learn and interact with new vocabulary words.
ESL Gold - http://www.eslgold.com/
Lots of resources for learning basic English language skills. This website includes numerous visual and auditory aids to help students master some of the basics of the English language, as well as a collection of resources for teachers such as lesson plans, articles, and ideas surrounding the instruction of ELL students.
ePals - http://www.epals.com/#!/main
A great website for setting up ePals in the classroom. The website allows educators to connect to classrooms ranging anywhere from the United States to Russia, allowing teachers to unlock the collaborative potential of email as a technique to encourage writing.
Engaging and relevant website for ELL students - features a variety of current news stories. Students can select a story and read through it. When they come to a word they do not understand, they merely have to click it, and a definition will pop up. The website also includes the option for news stories to be read to students. At the end of articles, there tests based on the vocabulary from the article.
Pictolang - http://www.pictolang.com/index.php
Cool matching game to help ELL students learn the names of a variety of every day objects. There are multiple difficulty settings, as well as points, and a leaderboard to keep things interesting and engaging for students.
Learn English Teens - http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
Awesome website with a number of games, drills, exams, and other activities for teenage English Language Learners. The content was developed in Great Britain, so some of the English is a little different, but overall a great collection of resources!
Draw a Stickman - http://www.drawastickman.com/
Hilarious game - the user draws a stickman, and the stick man goes on an adventure. However, the stickman needs the players help to draw a variety of objects in his hand as the game goes along. These reading prompts can be a creative and fun means for English Language Learners to learn and interact with new vocabulary words.
ESL Gold - http://www.eslgold.com/
Lots of resources for learning basic English language skills. This website includes numerous visual and auditory aids to help students master some of the basics of the English language, as well as a collection of resources for teachers such as lesson plans, articles, and ideas surrounding the instruction of ELL students.
ePals - http://www.epals.com/#!/main
A great website for setting up ePals in the classroom. The website allows educators to connect to classrooms ranging anywhere from the United States to Russia, allowing teachers to unlock the collaborative potential of email as a technique to encourage writing.