ESL Programs/Lessons

Try these strategies for teaching reading to young ESL students who have not yet developed literacy skills in their first language.

Jan 11, 2010 - Margaret M. Williams

Try these strategies for teaching English language learners new vocabulary to help them become proficient in reading and speaking.

Dec 30, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

The authors of the SIOP model for teaching English learners have published a resource book specifically for K-12 teachers of mathematics - a must read for ESL teachers.

Dec 9, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Move beyond guided reading groups to take the next step in best practices for teaching literacy in this how-to manual for daily reading assessment and instruction.

Nov 6, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

A social studies lesson plan for English language learners that integrates vocabulary development and the geography concepts of village, town, and city.

Oct 30, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

NCLB requires that ELLs be provided accommodations when taking content assessments. Find out which accommodations are most responsive to and appropriate for ESL students.

Oct 24, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Try these strategies to help elementary English language learners read and understand what is being asked in math word problems.

Oct 21, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

These tips and suggestions for using the 100 chart focus on ways k-3 teachers can help ESL students build math vocabulary and strengthen their number sense.

Aug 27, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Strategies for writing math story problems that ESL students can understand and tips for scaffolding problem solving for English language learners.

Aug 17, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Tips and suggestions for helping English language learners succeed in regular education classrooms. How to help ELLs understand when teaching in the content areas.

Aug 7, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

ESL teachers can help English language learners build communication skills while improving reading comprehension as they scaffold literature response journaling.

Jun 30, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Providing open-ended reading response prompts can help ESL students participate more fully in literature discussions and improve their comprehension.

Jun 23, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Work with English language learner to create math anchor charts. Teach strategies for using both commercial and class-made math visuals as interactive reference tools.

Jun 20, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Learn how to create and use anchor charts to help English language learners become better readers. Strategies help ESL students improve decoding and comprehension skills.

Jun 6, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

How to help English language learners develop math concepts while learning English.

May 10, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

Questions, conversation starters, and writing prompts that can be used for oral language exercises, journal writing, and other English as a second language lessons.

Mar 11, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

This language intensive lesson plan will help English language learners practice speaking and listening skills using a community circle format.

Mar 7, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

These instructional strategies give English language learners the opportunity to practice their developing language skills through guided Show and Tell experiences.

Dec 4, 2008 - Margaret M. Williams

Help ESL students improve written language skills by providing support and accommodations for their composition efforts.

Nov 4, 2008 - Margaret M. Williams

Use the context of friendship and community building to improve sentence writing skills and English language acquisition in a primary grade ESL classroom.

Sep 17, 2008 - Margaret M. Williams

In the following lesson, beginner to pre-intermediate students learn to identify musical instrument vocabulary by sound, actions, and sight.

Jan 24, 2010 - Katherine Kocisky

Teaching intermediate-level ESL students can be a challenge, as many of the students are at different middle levels of language learning. Here are a few activity ideas!

Jan 5, 2010 - Suzanne Swartz

These ideas are for ESL kindergarten teachers looking for more music, movement, and other activities to use in the classroom.

Nov 18, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

These free resources and strategies are for ESL teachers to use in the classroom during Christmas.

Nov 9, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

This article encompasses fun, creative techniques involving technology that ESL teachers can use to accelerate English attainment among absolute beginners

Nov 6, 2009 - Sophia Russell

This article encompasses five creative techniques ESL teachers can use to accelerate English attainment among absolute beginners from introductory to follow up lessons

Nov 6, 2009 - Sophia Russell

These free resources and strategies are for ESL teachers interested in teaching their students more about the American and Canadian Thanksgiving holidays.

Nov 4, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

Predictable pre-test games can render a class bored. Playing ESL baseball not only gives students insight into American culture, but helps them stay alert to review.

Oct 24, 2009 - Katherine Kocisky

These activities for ESL teachers are intended to help increase students' listening skills and improve comprehension.

Oct 24, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

Teaching ESL students to use the clarifying cue card strategies when they come across difficult words will help them learn more new vocabulary on their own.

Oct 19, 2009 - Joanna Szeto

These ideas are designed to get ESL students to practice and improve their writing ability without dull drills or copying lines.

Oct 17, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

These ideas can be implemented in the ESL class immediately to get students talking, with no printing necessary.

Oct 16, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

ESL Games should be fun and productive. Quick and lively games are a great way to build the energy and motivation in students as well as exercising their mind.

Oct 15, 2009 - Aurora Bonaiuto

Teaching English as a Second Language requires active learning strategies that force the student to become fully engaged in the learning process through cooperative work.

Sep 14, 2009 - John Byk

Newcomers and second language learners need to know these five social communication skills in order to succeed.

Sep 12, 2009 - Joanna Szeto

When preparing substitute lesson plans, it is important for a teacher to provide support, guidance and orientation in addition to the content of a stimulating activity.

Aug 12, 2009 - Thadra Petkus

These ideas are intended to encourage all ESL students, from outgoing to shy, to participate in classroom activities that will improve their conversational abilities.

Aug 2, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

A few no cost, no download strategies for the ESL classroom that teachers can implement immediately.

Jun 26, 2009 - Michelle Schusterman

Educators are beginning to consider the issues and needs of a growing subgroup of English Language Learners with limited native language literacy.

Jun 24, 2009 - Sally Bunch

Once a tool for flirtation and secret messages in Spain and Victorian England, fans still are an important prop in Japanese theater.

May 20, 2009 - Inka Piegsa-Quischotte

ESL teachers need only a deck of cards for a final or vocabulary review lesson with a large group of young beginner to pre-intermediate students.

Apr 24, 2009 - Katherine Kocisky

When teaching new vocabulary, it's helpful to have clear pictures of the words and competitive activities in order to engage young students.

Mar 16, 2009 - Katherine Kocisky

The following simple resource is valuable for teaching literacy, as an ESL lesson plan and even for basic primary lessons. Visual prompts aid vocabulary learning.

Feb 7, 2009 - James Parsons

Music has long been associated with learning, children grasp their abc and 123 to music, now it's available for all - with the Earworms method it's fun, quick and easy

Feb 5, 2009 - Rachel L. Webb

This lesson plan was written to teach elementary school children basic sentences with the most common verbs, and subjects I, we, and the imperative you.

Jan 23, 2009 - Kyle Timmermeyer