Teaching Resources

 

LCMC Materials

 

 

Skill Book Activity Sheets are are geared to each lesson in your teacher's manual.

 

 

Student Learning Goals (Word version) or Student Learning Goals (.pdf version) -  Help your student identify his/her goals.

 

 

Student Learning Goals Pictorial  - Geared to the beginning learner.  Uses pictures to depict common goals..

 

 

Check out our Library Resources.

 

Lessons, Tutorials, and Teaching References

 

About.com - Online source for original consumer information and advice; provides ideas for class writing & discussion activities.

 

 

Citizenship Resource Center

 

 

EFL/ESL Lessons Using Powerpoint - Free power point slides on vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation.  Mostly intermediate levels.


The Literacy List - Collection of free Adult Basic Education and ESOL websites, listservs, and other internet resources for students, tutors, and teachers.


Online Writing Lab

 

Lanternfish - Worksheets and flashcards.

 

California Distance Learning Project for Adult Learning - Adult learning activities that build reading and writing skills through stories on a variety of topics (e.g. working, family, housing, etc.).

 

DiscoveryChannelSchool.com - Creates word search puzzles.  

 

Discovery Education Puzzlemaker – Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles and more.

 

Fakemoney.com - Download fake money for class games & activities.

 

Flashcard Library

 

FunTrivia - Quizzes on all aspects of the English language.

 

 

5 Minute English - short and easy explanations and exercises.

 

The Grammar Aquarium - Grammar notes, online and handout exercises.

 

 

Grammar-Quizzes.com – Practice on points of English grammar

 

Handwriting Templates - blank sheets you can download and give your student to practice their letter placement.

 

 

The Idiom Connection

 

Isabel’s ESL Site - Exercises, web-based materials, workshop and links for teaching and learning.

 

 

John’s ESL Community

 

 

Lauri’s ESL Website - Short conversations and listening passages with interactive exercises to test comprehension.

 

Learn English - Over 400 exercises & games.

 

 

Learning Resources – Current and past CNN San Francisco, CBS 5 news stories (full story & abridged story) accompanied by reading comprehension questions.

 

Literacy Net - On-line interactive structure for communication, educational materials, and sharing of information about adult literacy among eighteen western states and Pacific islands and island groups.

 

Livewire Puzzles - Free printable word search puzzles.

 

Manythings.org - A fun study site for ESL learners.

 

Mes English - ESL games, worksheets, & phonics flash cards.

 

 

My Own Resources - An ESL/EFL web site for teachers and students.

 

 

New Readers Press - Order products and obtain information from the publishing division of ProLiteracy.

 

OM Audio - Multimedia units for listening comprehension in three levels of difficulty

 

OWL Online Writing Lab - Printer-friendly ESL handouts.

 

PBS Literacy Link - Information for adult learners and educators using online interactive materials and computer technologies with videos.

 

Quia - A variety of activities, quizzes, and games.

 

 

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab

 

 

Thinkfinity Literacy Network (Verizon) – Free downloadable lesson plans and resources.

 

 

University of Victoria English Language Center Study Zone - English-language exercises for students.

 

U.S.A. Learns - Teaches vocabulary, grammar and life skills.  Created by the US Department of Education.

 

 

UsingEnglish.com

 

 

Vocabulary University

 

Vocabulary.co.il - Vocabulary word search, crossword puzzles, hangman, quizzes, match games, and word jumbles.

 

Vocabulary training exercises




General Reference

Adult Literacy and Technology Network

 

Azar Grammar Exchange - Post questions about English grammar and usage, comment on topics by other readers, and receive informed answers from the Grammar Exchange team.

 

Encyclopedia Britannica

 

The Free Dictionary - Online dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia. Provides audio for pronunciation.

 

The Internet Picture Dictionary

 

LanguageGuide.org - English vocabulary guide.

 

Literacy Assistance Center - Sample lesson plans and ideas on incorporating technology into lessons; newsletters, literacy publications, and a section on jobs in literacy. 

 

Manythings.org – Commonly-used American slang.

 

Merriam Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus



Audio Recording/Podcasts

 

Audacity - Free recording and editing software. HYPERLINK "http://audacity.sourceforge.net/" http://audacity.sourceforge.net


ESLpod - Podcasts for ESL learners. Download audio files on to itunes (Windows & Apple) and MP3 players.  If a podcast member, the audio files are accompanied by Learning Guides with vocabulary & background information about the story.

 


Educational Journal Sites

 

The Internet TESL Journal for Teachers of English as a Second Language - Articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and links. HYPERLINK "http://iteslj.org/" http://iteslj.org   

 

Language Learning and Technology - Journal for second and foreign language educators. HYPERLINK "http://llt.msu.edu/" http://llt.msu.edu/

 

TESL-EJ - TESL-EJ Issue Electronic academic journal featuring articles for ESL and EFL teachers. HYPERLINK "http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/index.html" http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/index.html -



US Culture & History

 

EduPASS - Information about American "social customs and cultural differences." The information is aimed mainly at international college students, but immigrants (and their tutors) can also find some interesting discussion/reading topics.

 

Immigrant Life (New to America) - Information (at a fairly high reading level) about topics of concern to new immigrants such as: social security, health insurance, taxes, medicine, immigration forms, etc.

 

InfoUSA – Information from the U.S. Department of State about U.S. history, culture, economy, educational system, political processes and more.

 

Life in the USA - Information from the U.S. Department of State about U.S. history, culture, economy, educational system, political processes and more. Information (from the author’s perspective) on many different aspects of US culture for immigrants and visitors to the US.

 

Valuing Differences: Celebrating Diversity - Information on a wide range of national and religious holidays and observances.