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ESL Fast - A huge free online English learning resource. Edutopia. Videos can be an effective tool for teaching and learning English (or, for that matter, any academic subject) if used strategically and not as a "babysitting" device.

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My colleague Katie Hull Sypnieski and I wrote a previous post for Edutopia titled Eight Ways To Use Videos With English-Language Learners that shares instructional strategies for many kinds of clips. Here are a few of my favorite videos to use with those exercises. Video Playlist: Resources for English-Language Learners Watch the player below to see the whole playlist, or view it on YouTube. Mr. More Resources on How to Teach ELLs With Video For more sources of good videos designed for English-language development, and for ideas on how to use them, visit these websites: The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL (& How To Use Them) is an exhaustive collection that I've developed.

KS1 Bitesize - Literacy. Rr-webcast-0208_FNL.ppt. Writing a Personal Narrative Printable (Grade 3) English Vocabulary Games with Pictures (Word-to-Picture / Picture-to-Word) TEV_A4.pdf. Phonological_Awareness_Bo. About sound reading system. Phonicspoems. I am not sure who is to provide the list with phonics poems, however, here are some that I have collected.

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Hopefully, they will hold us over for a while. poems by Sue Palmer: Daisy the Snail (ai) Daisy is a brainy snail, She can drive a train And bring the mail, She can sail a ship or follow a trail Yes, Daisy is a brainy snail. Meet the Creeps (ee) Mr Creep is far from sweetHe's got three legs and smelly feet. Mrs Creep is the creepy queenHer knees are blue and her hair is green. Teeny Creep likes to peepSo he always wins at hide and seek. The creepiest three you'll ever meet,The creepy Creeps from Creepy Street. A Meal By the Sea (ea) I dream of a meal by the seaside,I dream of a meal by the seaA seat on the beachWith the sea within reachAnd peaches and cream for my tea.Yes please! The Toad and the Goat (oa) A gentleman goatFell in love with a toadWhom he happened to meetBy the side of the road.He adored her low croakShe adored his fur coatAnd so they got marriedThe toad and the goat. Feeling-bright-great-and-proud-r-consonant-blends-activity.pdf.

5TheRoleOfSupportForLearningP.pdf. English Development (ELD) Standards. WIDA's 2012 Amplification of the ELD Standards The 2012 Amplification of the English Language Development Standards was developed with input from leaders in the field and educators in WIDA Consortium member states.

English Development (ELD) Standards

This process was also informed by the latest developments in both English language development research and states' content standards for college and career readiness. The 2012 Amplification of the ELD Standards, Kindergarten–Grade 12 is available for free download or for purchase as a spiral-bound booklet. Order Now Here are some suggestions for how you might organize your review of the standards publication: Review our 2012 Amplification Overview Tutorial. The WIDA Standards Framework and its Theoretical Foundations WIDA draws on multiple theories and approaches in an effort to describe language use in academic contexts; this is the language that language learners must acquire and negotiate to participate successfully in school. Essential Actions Handbook Resource Guide. 25130-cambridge-primary-english-as-a-second-language-curriculum-framework. Phonics Consonant Blends Worksheets. Target_handout. Lesson_3.2.2_196222_7.doc. ESL Kids Flashcards.

Matching game: Spread all the cards on the floor or on a table.

ESL Kids Flashcards

Students take turns flipping two cards and calling out the cards that they flip. If it's a pair then they keep it and get a point. If they don't call out the card then they can't keep it (Don't enforce this rule too strictly or the students may rebel). Go Fish: Deal four or five cards to each student. Students take turns asking one other student if the other student has a card. Alphabet Soup: In this memory activity, the teachers puts some cards on the board. Bear Card Charades: Students act out cards in this charades activity. Forest Animals Circle Dance: Students become an animal and do a dance when their card is called out in this circle activity.

Bring me: Place a selection of cards on a table at the far end of the class. Cautionary Note:With younger kids you should remove the difficult cards before playing card games because they will get bored and frustrated easily. 'I saw. 'I saw. To practice noun clauses: