Resources

=Resources=

Overview:
Below you will find a compilation of all the resources shared on this site by topic. Enjoy!

Laws and Legislation:

 * Tennessee Department of Education: ESL Resources
 * Tennessee ESL Program Guide
 * Rights of English Language Learners
 * ELL Accommodations Database
 * English Language Learner Resources (Ed.gov)

L1 vs. L2:

 * Stages of First Language Acquisition
 * Stages of Second Language Acquisition(excerpt from book by Jane D. Hill and Cynthia L. Björk)
 * Language Development in Children
 * Language Acquisition: An Overview
 * Stages of Second Language Acquisition (everythingesl.net)

SLA Approaches:

 * Second Language Acquisition: The Age Factor (PPT)
 * Behaviorism, Nativism, and Interactionism
 * Theories of Language Development
 * Theories of Language Acquisition

Literacy and ESL:

 * Oral Language Development In Second Language Acquisition
 * (PDF Document produced by Pearson Higher Ed.)
 * Understanding English Language Learners' Needs and the Language Acquisition Process
 * (PDF Document produced by the National Institute for Urban School Improvement)
 * ESL Galaxy
 * ESL Flow
 * ESL Monkeys
 * Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day: for teaching ESL, ELL, and EFL
 * Universal Grammar in Second Language Acquisition: The Nature of Interlanguage Representation by Lydia White (1998)
 * Researching English Language and Literacy Development in Schools by Margaret R. Hawkins (2004)

Krashen's Work:

 * Krashen and Terrell's "Natural Approach": An overview written by Ken Romeo (Stanford University)
 * A Summary of Stephen Krashen's "Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition": A summary written by Reid Wilson
 * Strategies for Using the Natural Approach: A list of activities useful for working with ELL students

Input, Output, and Interaction:

 * Comprehensible Input: Suggestions
 * Making Content Comprehensible for ELLs
 * The Comprehensible Input Strategy
 * "Nudge, Nudge: Teacher Interventions in Task-Based Learner Talk" by Tony Lynch
 * Talking to Learn: Encouraging Classroom Discussions
 * Cooperative Learning in English Language Classrooms
 * Kagan Catalogue
 * Kennesaw State University: Cooperative Learning Strategies
 * Scaffolding ESL Students' Reading Comprehension
 * ESL Gold: Reading Strategies
 * University of Connecticut: Reading Strategies

Classroom Factors:

 * Culture Shock Printable (must be member of ESL Printables)
 * Online Learning Style Inventory (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)
 * Learning Style Inventory

Cloze Procedure:

 * What is Cloze Procedure?
 * Mr. Nussbaum's Cloze Passages

Choral Reading:

 * Leo the Late Bloomer Lesson Plans and Resources

Materials for ESL:
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 * Publisher's Website //(Be a Better Reader: Volume A//)
 * Scholastic Book Rating Page //(Clever Ali)//
 * Nancy Farmer's Homepage //(Clever Ali)//
 * World Hunger //(Food and Farming)//
 * Organic Food and Farming //(Food and Farming)//
 * Aquaculture //(Food and Farming)//

Writing Prompt:

 * Tennessee Department of Education Writing Rubric

Anticipatory Guide:

 * Morse Code via Texting Lesson Plan for //Radio Rescue//
 * Lynne Barasch Home Page

Project Specific Links:

 * Project Description Page (Professional Development)
 * Project Description Page (Methods and Strategies)
 * Blog Assignment Description (Methods and Strategies)