Educational Resources

These websites can be used by students for independent study and practice in academic skills, including English language and literacy skills. Teachers can also use them for in-class lessons and assignments.

365 Essays for English Learners

This website presents short essays about various topics that students can use to practice reading skills. There are recordings of the essays that students can listen to as they read, as well as comprehension and dictation activities for each essay.

All Things Grammar

This website has reference materials, worksheets, and corresponding activities for all grammar concepts, made specifically for English language learners.

Burlington English

Burlington English integrates literacy curriculum with workforce readiness skills lessons. ALC teachers and students have access to Burlington English resources.

Khan Academy

This website provides self-paced short lesson videos and practice for all subject areas (math, language arts, science, social studies, and the arts) at all levels.

Literacy Minnesota

This website contains literacy curriculum and other information relating to advocacy.

ReadTheory

This website gives students short passages with comprehension questions at their reading level.

ReadWorks

This website also contains leveled reading passages with comprehension questions, along with the ability to search them by level or topic. There are also activities for building vocabulary.