Useful Websites for Teachers & Students
Practice English
http://usalearns.org - Dedicated to helping adults learn English as well as improving reading, writing, speaking and life skills. Includes videos to watch, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and pronunciation activities. Good to suggest to students to practice on outside of class.
Practice Reading
http://marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm - Short stories and comprehension questions written specifically for adults with low reading skills (stories available at grade levels 1-8). Available for online use or as printable worksheets.
Newspaper
http://www.keynews.org/ - A newspaper written for adults with limited reading skills.Dictionary
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ - A good, online dictionary that includes example sentences for each word.U.S. Citizenship Information & Preparation:
- www.elcivics.com
- http://www.uscis.gov
- http://uscitizenpod.blogspot.com/
- http://www.learnatest.com/LEL/index.cfm/learningCenter/usCitizenship/Cizitenship_Prep_Eng_LEL/US_Citizenship
Great ESL Websites:
Free printable worksheets and exercises for English grammar, vocabulary, idioms, reading comprehension, pronunciation, etc.:- http://www.usingenglish.com/
- http://www.rong-chang.com/
- http://a4esl.org/
- http://www.englishdaily626.com/
- http://www.manythings.org/
- http://www.englishclub.com/
- http://www.englishpage.com
- http://www.zozanga.com/
Learning Express Library:
(http://www.learnatest.com/LEL/index.cfm/?HR=http://www.halan.lib.tx.us)- Free online practice tests for all ages, reading levels and subject areas.
- Reading and math courses and tests for elementary, middle school, high school, college prep, college and adult
- Licensing, certification, and aptitude practice tests, online career preparation and information for a wide variety of occupations
Other Resources:
- http://abcteach.com/ - free printable worksheets
- http://specialed.about.com/od/literacy/a/cloze.htm - fill-in-the-blank worksheets for very basic learners
- http://www.superpages.com/adultlearners/course.html - learn basic computer and Internet search skills
- http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/index.shtml - math worksheet creator
- http://www.nifl.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/search/dbsearch/dbsearch.cgi - resources for teachers from the National Institute for Literacy
- http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx - searchable database of educational resources and lesson plans
- http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ - Create your own crossword puzzles