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Berit's
Best Sites for Children
While not specifically an ESL resource, these listed sites contain resources
that would be very helpful in a K-12 ESL teaching environment.
Books
for Kids
About.com's Guide Linda Sue Grimes provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Books for
Kids.
CAL's
ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students
CAL's topic area page dedicated to ESL standards providing information on
publications, projects and related articles.
Education
Multi-Topic Site
An excellent and thorough resorce site offering K-12 education links,
including ESL links.
EnglishSpace
Fantastic site which requires shockwave, EnglishSpace is a freely available
educational resource which aims to enhance the vocational skills of young
people through language tuition.
ESL
Elementary Education Discussion
Dave Sperling's ESL cafe discussion thread concerning ESL elementary
education issues.
ESL
Playhouse
Offers language-rich games, songs, fingerplays, and craft activities. Plenty
of resources to help teaching ESL to young children.
ESL
Standards for Pre-K-12 Students
Book review of ESL standards developed by Teachers of English to Speakers of
Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), to complement the discipline-specific
standards created by other professional associations and groups.
Kids
In Between
Publishers of educational materials for children who are
"inbetween", i.e. not achievers, not lowest level. Although not
specifically ESL related, it seems this site could be an excellent resource
for young ESL leaners.
Kiddie
Genius English
The Kids SyvumBook Series includes the English SyvumBook that specifically
helps improve vocabulary, spelling and analytical skills through activities
and exercises for the age group of 6-12,. To provide a systematic learning
experience, four grades of Kids English SyvumBook are available.
Heinemann
ESL List
A listing of ESL, bilingual education resources for teachers published by
Heinemann.
Parenting
of Adolescents
About.com's Guide Denise Witmer provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Parenting of
Adolescents.
Parenting
of K-6 Children
About.com's Guide Kimberly L. Keith provides expert resources and
information, as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Parenting
of K-6 Children.
Parenting
of Multiples
About.com's Guide Stephen Galati provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Parenting of Multiples.
Parenting
Special Needs
About.com's Guide Jody Swarbrick provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Parenting Special Needs.
Penpals
for Kids
About.com's Guide Shauna Brunette provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Penpals for Kids.
Primary
School English Games and Activities
Richard Graham's excellent and extensive collection of ESL games for primary
school updated on a monthly basis. Each game includes instructions and
interesting example photos of the activity being used in school.
Special
Education
About.com's Guide Pat Linkhorn provides expert resources and information, as
well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Special Education.
Stay-at-Home
Parents
About.com's Guide Barbara Whiting provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Stay-at-Home Parents.
Step-parenting
About.com's Guide Lynne Crowder provides expert resources and information,
as well as a guide to Internet resources concerning Step-parenting.
TEOSOL's
ESL K-12 Standards
Information about and links to publications at TESOL's ESL K-12 Standards
topic area.
Young
Learners
This special interest IATEFL site is dedicated to supporting everyone
involved in teaching English (EFL/ESL) to children and teenagers. It has
extensive resources, events listings and a newsletter.
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