Bilingual, Spanish, and ESL
Literacy Resources

Spanish Resources

Using Music and Games to Teach English as a Second Language

EFL / ESL / ESOL Songs and Activities

Professional Resources for Teaching English as a Foreign Language

101 Word Games for Students of English As a Second or Foreign Language
George P. McCallum
Resources from David E. Freeman and Yvonne S. Freeman:
Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition
ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for Success
Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-Formal-Schooling and Long-Term English Learners
Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms
Discussions that Work: Task-centered Fluency Practice — Penny Ur
Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom — Kama Einhorn
The ESL Teacher's Book of Lists — Jacqueline E. Kress
Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners — Adrienne L. Herrell
Five-Minute Activities: A Resource Book of Short Activities: Penny Ur and Andrew Wright
Games for Language Learning — Andrew Wright, David Betteridge, and Michael Buckby
Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for EFL Students — Mario Rinvolucri
Keep Talking Communicative Fluency Activities for Language Teaching — Friederike Klippel
Myths and Realities Best Practices for Language Minority Students
Katharine Davies Samway, Denise McKeon
Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL A Resource Book for K-12 Teachers
Suzanne F. Peregoy, Owen F. Boyle
Working with Second Language Learners: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions. Stephen Cary

Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy
Courtesy of Linda Rowland, Education Director of The International Center

Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy
Courtesy of Sara Beer, Reading Recovery/Descubriendo La Lectura Specialist

Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training (ESCORT)
Provides technical assistance on all issues related to migrant students and their families.Created excellent guides for educators of limited English proficient migrant students, grades Pre-K - 6 and young adults. A MUST for all teachers!
Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kit, Primary Version
Help! They Don't Speak English Started Kit, Young Adult Version
National Associations for Bilingual Education (NABE)
A nonprofit national membership organization which addresses the educational needs of language-minority students in the US.
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE)
The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
(OBEMLA) and is operated by the George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Center for the Study of Language and Education.
They have a newsline bulletin which is an excellent resource. Collects, analyzes and disseminates information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the United States.
The National Latino Research Center
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Affairs (OBEMLA)
A US Department of Education source. Funds the Bilingual Clearinghouse, which publishes monographs and runs an on-line service.
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
A membership organization for ESL and bilingual teachers. Publishes several journals and a newsletter, maintains on-line services, and advocates for ESL students, teachers and parents.
The National Center for ESL Literacy Education

See also: Interactive ESL Learning Sites and Resources

Bilingual, Spanish, and ESL Literacy Resources

Bilingual, Spanish, and ESL
Literacy Resources