Resources

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 * [|Brain Research: Implications for Second Language Learning]
 * Center on Instruction:ELL Grades K-12 Resources
 * Helping Newcomer Students Succeed in Secondary Schools and Beyond
 * [|Colerin Colorado!]
 * Pre-K ELLs: []
 * YouTube Channel: @http://www.youtube.com/user/colorincolorado
 * Cybraryman's ELL Resources
 * [|ED.gov: English Language Acquisition State Grants, FAQ]
 * [|ESCORT: "Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kits"] (downloadable kits for primary, secondary, and young adult levels)
 * [|Everything ESL]
 * Grammar Gallery (archived lessons)
 * [|Interesting Things for ELL Students] (www.manythings.org)
 * [|International Reading Association: Focus on English-Language Learners]
 * IPT Online Training (free)
 * [|Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...for Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL]
 * [|Learning Chocolate]: Vocabulary Learning Platform
 * [|National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition]
 * [|Nebraska Association for Translators and Interpreters (NATI)] (resource for finding translator/interpreter services)
 * Nebraska Department of Education: Statewide Assessment
 * PBS Latino Americans
 * SCOE: Dr. Kate Kinsella: [|Resources for DEVELOPING ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS IN GRADES K-12]
 * Talaris Institute: [| Parenting Counts Resources] in English and Spanish
 * [|Teachers First: Adjusting Lessons for ESL/ELL Students]
 * [|Teaching Channel: ELL Videos]
 * [|5 Key Strategies for ELL Instruction]
 * [|TransAct] (Every school in Nebraska has access to this service which includes compliance documents in several languages.)
 * [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" caption="TransACT User Packet_NE.pdf" link="file:TransACT User Packet_NE.pdf"]]
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 * [|TESOL, Inc.] (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
 * Understanding Language (Stanford University)
 * Math Resources for Teachers of ELLs
 * [|University of Illinois at Chicago: Cool Sites for ESL Students]
 * [|Vidtionary]: vocabulary defined through images and video clips
 * [|Windows to the Universe]: earth science topics in English & Spanish
 * [|YouTube: Stages of Language Acquisition] (recordings of language learners in each stage)
 * * [|Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English]
 * * [|Heinle's Newbury House Dictionary of American English]
 * [|Dictionary.com]
 * [|Online Etymology Dictionary]
 * [|Merriam-Webster Online]
 * [|Historical Dictionary of American Slang]
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 * [] (t ranslation, definition, synonyms, English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, and more)
 * [|http://www.wordsmyth.net] ( antonyms, real audio pronunciations, new images and animations, thousands of new example sentences)
 * [] ( online dictionary and games)
 * [] ( a visual dictionary that combines Wiktionary content with Flickr, Google, or Yahoo images--please preview images before using with students)
 * [|http://www.pics4learning.com] (copyright free photos for educational use)
 * Wordsmyth: [|http://kids.wordsmyth.net] (an illustrated learner's dictionary)

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//**-Teaching Basic & Advanced Vocabulary To ELLs**//
Books & Articles: Other:
 * Archer, A. & Hughes, C. (2011) //Explicit instruction: Effective and efficient teaching//. New York: The Guilford Press. ([])
 * Haynes, J. & Zacarian, D. (2010). //Teaching English language learners: Across the content areas//. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
 * Himmele, P. & Himmele, W. (2009). The language rich classroom: A research-based framework for teaching English language learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
 * Marzano, R.J. (2004). //Building background knowledge for academic achievement: Research on what works in schools//. Alexandria, VA, ASCD.
 * Marzano, R. & Pickering, D. (2005). //[|Building academic vocabulary: Teacher's manual.]// Alexandria, VA: ASCD.
 * Marzano, R.J. (2010). //Teaching basic and advanced vocabulary: A framework for direct instruction.// Boston, MA: Heinle Cengage Learning.
 * Margaret's Websites Handout: [[file:esu6ell/Vocabulary Websites.pdf|Vocabulary Websites.pdf]]