Click this link from a TDSB computer or follow the path: TDSBWeb > Teachers > Teaching and Learning > ESL/ELD
Tumblebook Library - a variety of children's e-books for Grades K-6
TumbleMath - math picture books online
Capstone - e-books, many graphic texts, many non-fiction topics, reads aloud
PebbleGo - animals, science, social studies topics, reads aloud
PebbleGo Next - higher-level reading, with audio, on science topics
Britannica - research tool, reads aloud, translation feature
Explora - easier-to-understand information on many topics; ariticles have built-in read aloud and translation features
TeenBookCloud - e-books for Grades 6-12; graphic novels and hi-lo books may be helpful for ELLs
All of these resources (and more) are available on the TDSB Virtual Library (click the links from devices on the TDSB network).
Information for home use and passwords is available by going to the TDSB Virtual Library Home Page and clicking on "Passwords and Info"
Unite for Literacy - multilingual e-books for children
Storybooks Canada - stories available with text and audio in English, French, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of Canada
Storyline Online - read alouds of picture books
Epic Books - engaging e-books, some with read-aloud feature
Games to Learn English - fun games to learn vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar
Games4ESL - engaging games to learn English
Learning Chocolate - vocabulary learning
LanguageGuide.org - vocabulary learning
Flyleaf Publishing - free decodable e-books organized by phonics scope and sequence
Lalilo.com - online phonics program
Teach Your Monster to Read - learn to read for emergent readers
Starfall - alphabet, numbers, and learn to read
LearnEnglishKids - online games, songs, stories and activities from the British Council (British English)
LearnEnglishTeens - online exercises, games and videos for teens learning English (British English)
BrainPOP ELL - learn functional English through videos and activities (only some content is free)
ERGO Classroom Resources - Making Good Choices Financial Literacy books/lessons and Live Well books
ESL Literacy Readers from Bow Valley College - levelled e-books (with audio) for older students at the beginning stages of learning to read in English
Best of the Reader - printable e-books and activities with for older English language learners; 3 reading levels in each book
News In Levels - world news for students of English in a variety of levels
NY Times: What's Going On in This Picture? - intriguing images to stimulate oral language, vocabulary development and critical thinking
Florida Center for Reading Research - Resources - printable materials, activities, learning-centres to support language development from preschool to Grade 5 levels
Mathies - learning tools, virtual manipulatives, games, and activities for math teaching and learning
Khan Academy - math teaching videos and practice questions
A Maths Dictionary for Kids - interactive glossaries and printable charts/posters
Multilingual Academic Glossaries - Bilingual glossaries of academic words in many languages from NYU
Gizmos - interactive math and science simulations for Grades 3-12
ERGO ESL/ELD Making Good Choices: Financial Literacy Series - books, lessons, 3-part math lessons
Using Manipulatives support and tip sheets on Edugains
Google Translate - translation tool
Say Hi - translation tool
BrainPOP ELL - learn beginner-level English (only some content is free)
ABC Touch - letters and sounds
My PlayHome - oral language development
Starfall - alphabet, letter sounds, beginning reading
Ooka Island - learn to read
Epic - ebooks
ABC Alphabet Phonics - letters and sounds
PocketPhonics - letters and sounds
LetterSchool - alphabet
Duolingo - learn a new language
Bitsboard - vocabulary learning and games
Puppet Pals and Puppet Pals 2 - create animated cartoons
ChatterPix Kids - make any photo talk
Educreations - interactive whiteboard
Doceri - interactive whiteboard
Explain Everything - interactive whiteboard