Stands for: English Language Learner
Sometimes also shortened to “EL” for English learner, these students generally do not speak English at home and are learning English at school. Teachers often use multilingual resources and activities so these students develop the necessary language skills to succeed in the K-12 setting.
ESL/ELL Interactive Websites for Learning
ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Includes vocabulary lessons, listening quizzes, and study guides for English Language Learners.
ESL Fast
Includes over 1,000 conversations and scripts for beginning, intermediate and advanced English Language Learners.
BITS English Language Learning
Collection of recorded books, novellas, short stories, speeches, and songs with read-along text.
Instructional videos, including workout videos. Useful for lesson planning or learning new skills.
Starfall
Great early-literacy practice for English Language Learners.
Learn English Using Online Resources
Free ESOL Websites listed by New York Public Library: These general ESOL websites offer many types of activities (grammar, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, etc.) for language learners of all levels.
English Media Lab Homepage
Exercises for all English learners including online grammar exercises, vocabulary videos, pronunciation exercises, and interactive quizzes for beginning, intermediate and advanced learners.
American English Resources
American English Resources provide materials for teachers' professional development and for students in the classroom. Find classroom activities, audiobooks, MP3s, videos and pedagogical material to assist in learning English as a second language. Students can also explore American culture through various materials. Resources include popular American classics, in-house publications and links to U.S. government websites and podcasts.
International Children's Digital Library
Free digitized picture books in multiple languages. Great for ESL students.
ESL Videos
ESLvideo.com provides educational resources for English as a Second Language Students to improve their listening, speaking, grammar, and vocabulary skills. The quiz activities and lessons are created by teachers, and are free to use in class, lab, or at home.
ManyThings.org ESL Videos
This web site is for people studying English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). There are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer-assisted language learning activities.
LearnEnglish Kids
LearnEnglish Kids has lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children to have fun and learn English too.
English Interactive
English Interactive provides activities for speaking, listening, reading, writing and more.