Teaching English Language Vocabulary
Here you will find a variety of activities and lesson plans designed specifically for vocabulary instruction for English language learners.
TeacherVision: The Advantages of Rubrics
This site briefly describes the appropriate use of rubrics as well as offering ideas on how to present rubrics at lower grade levels (K-3).
Center for Applied Linguistics
CAL provides language education products and services to educators, service providers, and businesses.
TeacherVision: Language Arts Graphic Organizers
These graphic organizers can be used to prepare for a five-paragraph essay, organize sentences in a paragraph, map concepts and events, compare topics with a Venn Diagram, organize notes for a presentation, create a double-entry journal, and much more.
Internet TESL Journal
Articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas, and links are compiled in this monthly Web journal.
Knowledge Loom
The Knowledge Loom is a community for educators to find research articles, read stories from other teachers and administrators, and share their own stories and knowledge.
PBS: The Whole Child
This site guides parents through their child's development from birth through age 5. This site is also available in Spanish.
Translating Word Problems
This is a great site for teachers in the elementary levels, as it provides a list of keywords you can teach your ELLs to look for as they read word problems.
Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts
Located in the College of Education on The University of Texas at Austin campus, this center is committed to providing leadership to educators in effective reading instruction through its diversified research, technical assistance, and professional develo
CARE: Visual Thinking Strategies Lesson Plan
The Collaborative Arts Resources for Education website offers downloadable lesson plans and visuals to help you start using Visual Thinking Strategies in the classroom.