ENL and Literacy

Office 365 Education for Students includes Office 365 ProPlus, which allows students to install up to 5 copies of the latest Microsoft Office suite for their PCs and Macs and up to five copies for their iOS or Android devices. This includes Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Access (PC only), and Publisher (PC only). All for free!

Access Myon Books on an iPad

Watch the following video to learn or remember the steps to access books from Myon on an iPad- at school or at home using the app! But you can just use the internet, which might be a lot easier! Don't forget, for the school name, type "drake" and click the one with "048."

Follow the amazing Science and Literacy after school program at P.S. 48  Get your child connected to the program to learn English!  

Use your My Digital Learning Access sheet for your log in. Don't forget to take the Placement Test.  This will let you know which lesson and activities to start with.   Need help using BrainPOP ELL?  View the slide deck here

Learn English (or any language!) for FREE with Duolingo. Share with your parents!!!  This website is free and fun...and maybe a bit addicting!  You can also learn other languages too!  Have fun!

Use this to translate from your home language into English or any other language. Use the app on your phone to scan images to translate the words. You can also speak into the app and it will translate for you. Don't forget to write down the new words you learn! Keep a journal with the English and your home language! Practice the words. Say the words! Read the words! Write the words! Connect to your home language!

Use My Bilingual Vocabulary Journal to keep track of all the words and phrases you learn!

Make a Journal to Keep Track of the Words You Learn!

Español            English

manzana         apple

verde                 green

Yo pienso         I think

Bilingual Glossaries

Use these bilingual glossaries to learn the important words in Math, ELA (English), Science, and Social studies in both your home language and ENGLISH! :)  Add other words using My Bilingual Vocabulary Journal.

If you need a bilingual glossary in language not on this page, go the Instructional Materials and Glossaries website.


https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/language-rbern/resources/bilingual-glossaries-and-cognates#ela

Use this packet to learn many words in English. Thank you to many amazing educators for developing the resources in this packet. You are helping many students!!!   This packet has lots of words to practice and learn in English (with pictures for many of the words)! Have fun with the packet!! :)

NOTE: This packet is very large!   TIP: Download and save it on a computer, tablet, or phone!

Newcomer_Packet_2021.pdf

Watch these videos over and over again.  Listen.  Read.  Speak.  Practice!  Learn the names of the letters of the alphabet in English and the sounds that the letters make when we say, read or write them! 

Use the Journal to Learn New Words and Phrases in English!  Print out the version you want (French-English or Spanish-English). Write the word or phrase in both languages. Draw a picture or example to remember the word or phrase. Then write a sentence using the word or phrase in both languages. Make connections in your mind between the languages!

Use these to quiz yourself on English words! Really fun!

Let's change that! Click here to read some books on your computer.  Pretty cool!

Have you attended the Parent Orientation yet?  Click here for more information.  Then contact Mr. Czarka.

"Summer in the City's Summer Academy offers enriching programs for students who are English Language Learners...Students currently enrolled in grades 2-8 can continue strengthening their academic skills through fun and interactive activities. The Summer in the City: Summer Academy’s English Language Learners Summer program also offers support to students who are currently enrolled in Spanish or Mandarin bilingual programs."