Resources for Multilingual Skills Practice

Free Websites for Learning Languages and Building Vocabulary Skills:

BBC Languages: https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/index.shtml 

Lingopie: https://lingopie.com/

Tandem: https://www.tandem.net/ 

ABCya: https://www.abcya.com/ 

Starfall: https://www.starfall.com/ 

ESL Kids Lab: https://www.eslkidslab.com/ 

PBS Kids: https://pbskids.org/ 

National Geographic Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ 

History.com: https://www.history.com/ 

Vocabulix: https://www.vocabulix.com/ 

Real English: https://www.real-english.com/ 

ESL Gold: https://eslgold.com/ 

Many Things: https://www.manythings.org/ 

Resources for Encouraging Multilingual Literacy Skills at Home:

The Multilingual Home: https://themultilingualhome.com/the-multilingual-home

Multilingual Parenting: https://multilingualparenting.com/ 

Colorín Colorado: https://www.colorincolorado.org/families 

Creating a Bilingual Home: https://www.mothermag.com/creating-a-bilingual-home/ 

Supporting Reading & Language Development at Home: https://sites.google.com/view/reading-language-help-at-home/home 

Top Recommended Language Learning Apps & Google Extensions to Try:

Babbel Busuu Duolingo Memrise Dropps Rosetta Stone

Fluent Language Reactor Google Read/Write

More information and resources at the CT Department of Education website: https://portal.ct.gov/sde/english-learners/english-learner-multilingual-learner/parent-bill-of-rights