Bilingual Spanish, ESL, and Literacy Resources
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Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy
Courtesy of Linda Rowland, Education Director of The International Center
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
- Colorin Colorado - Encouraging Academic Success for English Language Learners
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- ToLearnEnglish.com
Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy
Courtesy of Sara Beer, Reading Recovery/Descubriendo La Lectura Specialist
- Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training (ESCORT)
Provides technical assistance on all issues related to migrant students and their families.Created excellent guides for educators of limited English proficient migrant students, grades Pre-K - 6 and young adults. A MUST for all teachers!
Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kit, Primary Version
Help! They Don't Speak English Started Kit, Young Adult Version - National Associations for Bilingual Education (NABE)
A nonprofit national membership organization which addresses the educational needs of language-minority students in the US. - National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE)
The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
(OBEMLA) and is operated by the George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Center for the Study of Language and Education.
They have a newsline bulletin which is an excellent resource. Collects, analyzes and disseminates information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the United States. - The National Latino Research Center
- Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Affairs (OBEMLA)
A US Department of Education source. Funds the Bilingual Clearinghouse, which publishes monographs and runs an on-line service. - Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
A membership organization for ESL and bilingual teachers. Publishes several journals and a newsletter, maintains on-line services, and advocates for ESL students, teachers and parents. - The National Center for ESL Literacy Education
- See also: Sara Beer's "Había una vez..."
Spanish Resources
- Dictionaries, References, and Word Books
- Nonfiction Bilingual and Spanish Books
- Poetry, Rhyme, and Songs
- Reproducible Spanish and Bilingual Books
- Spanish and Bilingual Books for Young Children
- Spanish Books for Older Readers and "Chapter Books"
- Spanish Picture Storybooks
- Videos, Software, Toys, and Games in Spanish
- Spanish and English Alphabet Worksheets
Using Music and Games to Teach English as a Second Language
Professional Resources for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition
- ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for Success
- Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-Formal-Schooling and Long-Term English Learners
- Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms
- Discussions that Work: Task-centered Fluency Practice — Penny Ur
- Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom — Kama Einhorn
- The ESL Teacher's Book of Lists — Jacqueline E. Kress
- Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners — Adrienne L. Herrell
- Five-Minute Activities: A Resource Book of Short Activities: Penny Ur and Andrew Wright
- Games for Language Learning — Andrew Wright, David Betteridge, and Michael Buckby
- Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for EFL Students — Mario Rinvolucri
- Keep Talking Communicative Fluency Activities for Language Teaching — Friederike Klippel
- Myths and Realities Best Practices for Language Minority Students
Katharine Davies Samway, Denise McKeon - Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL A Resource Book for K-12 Teachers
Suzanne F. Peregoy, Owen F. Boyle - Working with Second Language Learners: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions. Stephen Cary