This free, online resource allows newcomers to learn and practice new vocabulary through a variety of activities such as matching, dictation, and fill-in-the-blank exercises.
Provides accommodations or read-alouds for students with low proficiency -- it will read aloud documents (tests or quizzes, for example) as well as websites. You can use it for whole text or parts of a text. It also has translation and annotation features.
BrainPop ELL is aimed specifically at English Language Learners. It offers videos (with two recurring characters), activities, and games that teach various language skills at 3 different levels.
An online news-as-literacy platform that features high-interest articles on everything from current events to myths and legends and from literature to science. Newsela offers texts at five variable Lexile levels, many in both English and Spanish.
A program for creating digital portfolios. It works on computers as well as tablets and other devices. Students can upload written work, photos, videos, links, and more to make a portfolio. There is a free version and paid versions that offer more features.
A free program that lets you make audio recordings online and is really simple to use. You can record instructions for activities, homework assignments, or messages for students, to name a few possibilities. You can also use Vocaroo for assessment purposes by recording students at the beginning of the school year and then again at the end. You can download the recordings in various formats, email them, or create a QR code for them.
English learning website that offers an abundance of games for children ages 4-12. ELL Games provides children with animated videos, worksheets, and games that teach grammar, spelling, and communication skills. They also offer games for math and science as well as printable games to play with the entire family.
This site includes quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language (ESL)
This project of The Internet TESL Journal (iteslj.org) has thousands of contributions by many teachers.
Free ESL printables including flashcards, worksheets, classroom games, and children's song lyrics.
Great for both children and parents. The children will have many options of learning including vocabulary, grammar, writing, spelling, punctuation as well as games to learn in a fun and interactive way. Learn English Kids also has plenty of worksheets, flashcards, crafts and coloring pages.
For parents, they offer support, articles on many topics to help your children, videos on using English at home and face-to-face courses.
a free English learning website that helps low level and beginner level English learners practice vocabulary, reading, listening and speaking.
This website focuses on learning through games such as spelling bees, time races, hang man and much more. Children can practice their alphabet, math skills and communication. All files are in PDF form that can be downloaded to complete on your computer or printed off for children to complete at home.
A free ESL website geared towards many different ages that provides mobile and computer recourses to learn English using interactive games. Recommended towards beginner learners of an older crowd, this website has a variety of leaning tools for different subjects.
They offer reading recourses in American history, health, Biographies, and content on places in the world. Many Things has listening audio as well as video content where you can listen and repeat to gain extra practice.
A free English learning website that helps preschool aged children learn the alphabet, numbers, shapes and writing. It can be duel language learning in Spanish, French and German. Read Today allows printable worksheets to practice what your child has learned more than once, or your child can do them completely from a computer.