ELL Resource List (gathered by Ann Kerkian - Brown University ELL Specialist)
 
ESL for Kids Resource Guide (thanks to Brenham Community Center for the recommendation!)
https://bumpreveal.com/resources/esl-for-kids/

Colorin Colorad
A bilingual (English and Spanish) website to support ELLs:
http://www.colorincolorado.org/
 
Section relating specifically to refugee students: http://www.colorincolorado.org/ell-basics/special-populations/refugee-students
 
ESL Pull-Out Kits
From the Minnesota Literacy Council.
https://mnliteracy.org/tools/ESLPull-OutKits
 

Reading Rockets
Teaching literacy skills to ELLs:
http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/english-language-learners
 
 
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Comprehensive online writing resource:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/
 
 
Grammar Girl
Individual lessons about common grammar, punctuation, and word choice issues
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar
 
 
Corpus of Contemporary American English
Good for exploring word collocations, word frequency, and usage
http://corpus.byu.edu/coca
 
 
BBC’s Learning English
Comprehensive, multi-leveled resource; good for vocabulary and reading practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
 
 
English Central
Advanced videos available; good for listening, spelling, and pronunciation practice
https://www.englishcentral.com/videos
Story Corps
Good for listening to authentic speech with a variety of accents; cultural learnings
https://storycorps.org/
 
 
Every Day Edits
Short paragraphs with grammatical, spelling, or word use errors for students to find and correct; good for micro-level errors and cultural learnings
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/edit.shtml
 
 
Quizlet
Good for creating vocabulary flashcards/lists and practice
Quizlet.com
 
 
 
 

For further reading:
 
Bowe, Heather J., Kylie Martin, and Howard Manns. Communication across Cultures: Mutual Understanding in a Global World. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2014. Print.

Cameron, Lynne. Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2001. Print.


Freire, Paulo. Teachers as Cultural Workers: Letters to Those Who Dare Teach. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1998. Print.


Krashen, Stephen D. Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use: The Taipei Lectures. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003. Print.


Swan, Michael, and Bernard Smith. Learner English: A Teacher's Guide to Interference and Other Problems. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2001. Print.