Online Teaching Resources

• Sheltered Instruction NJDOE online course: It is offered by the NJDOE. It is 15 hours of online instruction that needs to be competed with in 90 days. And it is free.
• WIDA Remote Screener Flyer -K-1
• Identification, Provisional Screener and Parent Notification of ELLs during COVID-19: Fall 2020 Update
• Remote Digital Learning Roadmap
• New Roles at Home: Tips for Parents and Teachers from Dual Language Schools
• ELL2.0 – recently updated
• FREE Printable Books for Early Reading and ESL

 

More Resources Sent July 2020

• SIOP from CAL
• Program Models from Colorin Colorado
• Offline Learning at Home from colorin colorado
• NOELA Webinars Recently updated

From the Hotlist: Setting up a Google Classroom for pullout students of multiple grades

Presentations and Handouts

from the NJDOE English language learner (ELL) Round Table May 12 and 13, 2020

• Best Practices for Remote Learning – JoAnne Negrin, Supervisor of ESL, Bilingual Education, World Languages, & Performing Arts, Vineland Public Schools, Chair, NJPSA ELL Committee
• Resources for Remote Learning – Julie Ochoa Supervisor of ESL and Bilingual Programs, Franklin Township
• Atlantic City Public Schools – ELL Remote Learning MaryAnn Mena, Bilingual/ESL/World Language/Title III Program Coordinator
• Supporting ELLs in a Remote Environment – One District’s Experience – Jacqueline Moore, Supervisor of Professional Learning/State & Federal Programs, Howell Township Public Schools
• NJDOE ELL Roundtable/Technical Assistance – Q & A
• Questions to Presenters

 

From the Hotlist

• OER professional development packet
• Activity Calendar – in many different languages
  Created by: Maria R. Montroni-Currais, ESL Teacher, Somerdale Park School
• Hand2Mind
  English & Spanish
  Free Daily Lessons & Activities for K-5 students created and delivered by teachers. weekly schedule by grade for K-5 students and daily grade-specific video lessons for Math and Literacy with worksheets as well as a daily STEM activity.
• ESL at Home has some lesson resources in many languages. Students could be given a copy in English plus in their L1.
• Google Classroom in multiple languages
• Multibriefs list of resources for parents and teachers
• Stephen Krashen – Seven Tips for Teaching Language during Covid-19

 

Online Resources for Newcomers in 4/5th grade

• www.uniteforliteracy.com mostly non-fiction books introducing basic vocabulary and concepts. Some have one word per page; others have as many as 4 complex sentences. Students may use the audio feature to have books read aloud. Also, books can be translated into various languages, including Turkish. Many of these books are even written in other languages.
• https://www.getepic.com free online books – recently updated
• www.storylineonline.net actors read favorite books
• Lalilo– phonics in game setting
• Duolingo– language learning app

More from the Hotlist

• From Barbara Tedesco
  Michelle Makus Shory (@michelleshory) Tweeted: https://t.co/EZFhulbbNm
• Susana Matos-Kruck – I teach graduate education courses to teachers who work at international schools around the world. Here is a link to a tremendously valuable resource they are using as they engage in online/distance learning due to the Coronavirus outbreak:
  https://www.theedublogger.com/teaching-online-school-closures/
• The app “Lee Paso a Paso” is great fun for teaching beginning reading in Spanish.
• Speaking practice for young learners: Have them record responses to a ReadAloud in Flip Grid.
• My district is doing the same. I was going to assign reading on RAZKIDS and GET EPIC. For my younger kids and beginners I was going to print RAZKIDS story packets along with Starfall and phonics worksheets.
• Quizlet
• Learning chocolate
• This is a great one! Hope it helps!  https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/
• I have used some of the activities from this website. https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/fast-vocab/ In the “fast vocabulary” the game provides the student the opportunity to pick an area to focus on. The “review” section is something that you might find helpful. After they master the review portion, they can play the game on slow or fast.
• Practice for students in college ESL classes – Some of these resources are suitable for high school and middle school.
  ELRC Links – from Marilyn Pongracz, ELRC Supervisor, Bergen Community College, NJTESOL/NJBE Technology Coordinator

 

This is a list of resources from the CA Department of Education. Thanks to Sandra Iturbides of Trenton for sharing:
JoAnne Negrin, Past President/Supervisor

English Language Development Learning, Games, and Activities

Online resources to support remote English Language Development instruction, including lesson ideas and mobile apps for students and teachers.

• BrainPOP ELL is BrainPOP’s English language instruction site for English Language Learners of all ages. The curriculum is comprised of short, animated movies as well as games, quizzes and interactive features. Users practice the four principle language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
• Colorín Colorado offers resources for families that can be used for distance learning with English learners. They also appear to be growing their collecting of resources in response to the COVID-19 school closures, so more resources for distance learning may be available in the future.
• CommonLit is a collection of reading passages in all literary and nonfiction genres for grades 3–12. Reading passages are available in Spanish.
• Duolingo is a free language acquisition tool that is extremely similar to Rosetta Stone.
• Education.com features digital resources, tools, and learning materials are developed by educational experts to incorporate leading pedagogical practices. They are useful in any type of teaching moment. They offer differentiated resources that can meet a wide range of educational needs and raise kids’ confidence in learning.
• English Media Lab offers free English Exercises Online—English as a Second Language (ESL) Interactive Learning.
• Insert Leaning is a great way to annotate and scaffold content on webpages.
• Khan Academy En Español offers Khan Academy’s repository of video resources in Spanish.
• Learning English is Voice of America’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide.
• National Geographic Kids is a children’s magazine that provides reading, games, videos and more.
• Read Works allows teachers to assign articles related to social studies, science, or English language arts. Texts can be customized to fit the student’s reading level. Teachers can embed additional scaffolds to meet the needs of English learners.
• Starfall emphasizes exploration, play, and positive reinforcement—encouraging children to become confident and intrinsically motivated. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children and is especially effective for special education, homeschooling, and English language development (ELD), English Language Learners, and English as a Second Language. It is widely used in schools that serve children with special needs and learning difficulties.
• Storynory offers free audio stories. They are a podcast and a website with audio streaming.
• Tween Tribune is a collection of nonfiction articles and current events for kids, grades K–12.
• Ultimate English Learning Resource Guide – A variety of activities for all ages and learners

Multilingual Resources

• BrainPop en Español  The curriculum is comprised of short, animated movies as well as games, quizzes and interactive features in Spanish. Users practice the four principle language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
• Colorín Colorado offers resources for families that can be used for distance learning with English learners. They also appear to be growing their collecting of resources in response to the COVID-19 school closures, so more resources for distance learning may be available in the future.
• Duolingo is a free language acquisition tool that is extremely similar to Rosetta Stone.
• Khan Academy En Español offers Khan Academy’s repository of video resources in Spanish.
• Nasa Ciencias en Español offers solar system exploration (visuals, videos, graphics, simple text) in Spanish and many other languages.
• News ELA Lite – free articles to use in the classroom