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The Best Websites from Larry Ferlazzo
http://www.larryferlazzo.com/Thebestwebsites.html
This page lists direct links to sites that Larry Ferlazzo, an award winning instructor, believes are the best on the Web for learning and teaching. He has omitted sites and lists that are specifically for teachers. This page is designed for student self-access. Almost any topic or subject area is included in this list. You can find more thorough reviews of all of these sites on his blog at Websites of the Year. The title of each list is also a link that will take you to a complete review of all the sites on the list.
This site contains interactive grammar and vocabulary quizzes categorized by levels (1&2, 3&4 and 5&6). It also contains quizzes in a bilingual format.
Before You Know It
http://0-www.library.transparent.com.sciron.cuyahoga.lib.oh.us/cuyahogaoh/flashcards/login
This site contains interactive activities with grammar and vocabulary which are individually designed for each student's native language. The program is available on the Cuyahoga County Public Library website. In order to access the program you must have a library card. You must register yourself and set up a username/password.
This is a collection of word games that can be used to enhance word recognition.
A complete reference site for ESL teachers including forums and classroom activities.
http://esl-lounge.com/quizzes.shtml
This is a page in the site containing quizzes for the advanced ESL student.
http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/
Use your library card to explore the large number of interesting pages available.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
This is a site which will assist in making puzzles that can be used in the classroom
English Language Centre Study Zone
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone
This is a site which includes study guides and exercises categorized by level numbers. It is very interactive and well produced.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE New...added December, 2011
This is a site for ESL/EFL learners who want to study English through the Internet. The site is updated constantly. It refers you to hundreds of other high-quality, free ESL sites and resources.
ESL Gold
This site provides hundreds of pages of free English teaching and learning materials for both students and teachers. All resources are organized by skill and level for quick and easy access.
This is a site for both teachers and students.
The teacher side contains lesson plans, reproducible materials and discussion groups.
The student side contains interactive quizzes and activities--click on the QUIZ CENTER link.
http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/eslstudyhall
Contained in this site are resources for teacher and quizzes for students in many areas including writing, reading, grammar and listening.
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
This site uses interactive activities to help with identifying the parts of speech.
http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?sectionType=listsummary&catid=59788
A series of interactive activities involving grammar and vocabulary are presented at this page. This site is being redesigned and is scheduled to open in November of 2010.
http://www.onestopenglish.com/index.asp?catid=59495
A site loaded with reference materials and idea for ESL teachers.
This site contains word games, word puzzles and quizzes covering a wide range of grammar topics.
Internet Picture Dictionary
This is an excellent resource site for teachers and includes excellent interactive quizzes and exercise for students.
An outstanding collection of audio activities designed to help the beginning reader with word recognition and phonics. This site requires speakers.
http://thewclc.ca/edge/ (Learning Edge)
http://www.nwt.literacy.ca/resources/northernedge/edge.htm (Northern Edge)
These are a series of audio newspapers that highlight the text as it is spoken. A series of exercises and quizzes follow each article to test reading comprehension. The different editions cover many topics used in ESL classrooms. These sites requires speakers.
This is an outstanding site containing a series of power point presentations (lessons) for a wide variety of specialized topics in all fields. An excellent site for GED students or upper level ESL students. In the upper right hand corner of the home page click on Learning Objects. In the upper right hand corner of the next page choose either ABE/ELL or General Education to view appropriate lessons.
http://member.tripod.com/%7Etutor_me/book/little.htm
This site has links to many areas that will be helpful in preparing for the Citizenship Test.
Quizzes and Activities for teaching about OHIO.
http://www.netstate.com/states/quiz/oh_quiz.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/ohio/
A series of activities involving the state of Ohio can be found on this site.
RHL School-Free Learning Resources
A site where teachers can download worksheets and other classroom aids.
This site contains activities centered around reading comprehension and simple activities for each of the major US holidays.
Activities from the VA for Veteran's Day and Patriotic Holidays
http://www.va.gov/kids/k-5/cbook.asp
This site from the Veteran's Administration has activities and information about Veteran's Day and symbols of America
Dave's ESL Cafe
This comprehensive site includes numerous interactive elements for teachers and students such as discussion lists, quizzes, job information, and more.
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
This site focuses on listening skills. It offers audio exercises at varying levels of difficulty, which are coupled with quiz-type activities.
This is a learner-centered educational experience that will improve reading comprehension skills.
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/henry/default.htm
This is the home page for an extraordinary site from France that contains links to interactive exercises and information for many topics that are important to ESOL students. Click on the first box, "Vocabulaire" and scroll down the page and click on the topic (listed alphabetically) that you would like study. A new page will appear with a box at the top containing links to interactive exercises, lesson plans, flash cards etc.
This site contains links to printable materials that can be used in the classroom. Select a topic from the left hand menu and you will be directed to a page from which you can select printable handouts (pdf) for a variety of topics. The "Stories" link will direct you to a page of books (several different levels are available). Click on a book and the accompanying audio will read the text as it is highlighted.
This site offers multiple choice quizzes on any topic in grammar. After the ten questions a review of the quiz is given. Word searches for a variety of topics are also available on this site; as well as, downloads for teaches.
http://home.comcast.net/~djrosen/litlist/websites.html
This site is a collection of sites in all areas designed for the ESL student
http://www.neable.org/resources/websites/esl/
This site is a collection of sites recommended by Northeast ABLE.
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