Resources for Teachers

Organizations

• WIDA Consortium/ ACCESS Test

• AlternateACCESS for ELLs:

  • English language proficiency standards and ACCESS assessment designed explicitly for ELLs with disabilities

• Colorin Colorado

• Maine Department of Education ESL and Bilingual Programs

• Northern New England TESOL

• Portland Public Schools Multilingual and Multicultural Center

• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

Eligibility

• Multilingual Learner Identification Decision Tree

Books

• Book List for High Interest/ Low Reading Levels

Games

• Arcademic Skill Builders: Educational Online games for kids

  • http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

• Internet TESL Journal - Games: 

  • http://iteslj.org/games/ 

  • http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Games/Games_Requiring_JavaScript/  http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Games/Games_Requiring_Flash_or_Shockwave/

• PBS Kids:

  • Videos, online games, and more! http://pbskids.org/

• Starfall - Elementary-level online games and activities: 

  • http://www.starfall.com/

Learning Tools

• Ed Helper - Website with reading and math worksheets, puzzle makers, and printables: 

  • http://www.edhelper.com/

• ESL Flow: Lessons, activities, and printables for ELLs of all ages and abilities:

  • https://eslflow.com/

• ESL Garden: A great website for social studies and history articles and comprehension questions specifically modified for ELLs 

  • http://www.eslgarden.com/stories/index.html

• ESOL Courses (Practice your English skills using our free interactive listening activities, reading exercises, quizzes and games) -

  • http://www.esolcourses.com/

• Many Things (Skills Practice Website) 

  • http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html

• Quia (Quintessential Instructional Archive). Quia provides various tools, including games for online English practice. Just search the database for activities that target your students' needs.

  • http://www.quia.com/shared/search

• Writing Fun: Printable text organizers and explanations by text type (procedural writing, persuasive writing, narratives, etc.) 

  • http://www.writingfun.com/