Teacher+Tools

== =__TEACHER TOOLS__= Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners: Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth

Assesment Template: an English and Spanish literacy skills and strategies rating scale
[|Assesment Template.DOC] [|Assessment Sample.]

Social Studies Building lessons on U.S. Regions
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**__Math__**
The current district program is Everyday Mathematics. Below are some websites that are helpful to support and/or supplement the curriculum:

[|Juegos cooperativos] [|Pruebas de matemáticas] [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (English & Spanish)] [|Standards Based Math Activities]

Ten things that will help ELLs get the most out of the library []
Graphic Organizers

[|Education Place Graphic Organizers in Spanish]

__U-46 Teacher Resources for ELLs__
[|Desarrollo del Vocabulario.]doc [|Vocabulary Development.doc] [|Estrategias de Lectura.doc] [|Reading Strategies.doc] [|Literatura.doc] [|Literature.doc]

__**Reading**__
__http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/28238__ __http://www.web-pop.com/readersindexflash.html__ - upper elementary audio books read to the children or can be read alone. __http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids/2_Reading/2_Audio_Stories/11_Rock_Solid/index.htmlstyle="COLOR: black"> – short passages with audio support.__ __http://www.aesopfables.com/style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - Aesop Fables including morals – some with audio support.__ __http://aesopfables.com/__

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/ online books

[|http://www.bygosh.com/kidsstories.htm]illustrated short stories for children

http://www.classicfairytales.com/en/main Some Andersen and Grimm fairy tales. [|http://www.bygosh.com/childrensclassics.htm]- classics for younger and older children

__**Teaching About primary and Secondary Sources **__ = [|PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES VIDEO] =

__ESL Sites__
ESL game boards http://bogglesworldesl.com/esl_games.htm [|ESL Connect] http://a4esl.org/a/v.html__style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - leveled parts of speech and vocabulary quizzes.__ __http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/index.htmstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - basic vocabulary with picture support.__ __[|http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/index.htm#practicalstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> – basic vocabulary for the older ESL student. http://a4esl.org/a/g.htmlstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - grammar quizzes - easy, medium and difficult. http://www.eslflashcards.com/style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - flashcards for basic English__ http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/ESL.htmlstyle="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"> - ESL sites for beginning and advanced students. [[http://printables.familyeducation.com/|[[http://printables.familyeducation.com/Phonics|http://printables.familyeducation.com/]]]

**__Newcomers Curriculum__**
WIDA "Can Do" Descriptors for ELLs in English and Spanish [|Newcomers ESL Functional-Topical Roadmap.doc] [|Newcomers ESL Roadmap.doc] [|Literacy Block R.doc] [|Sp. Lit Genre Studies by Month.doc] Common mistakes in Spanish writing (chart) ESL centers games __**More Teacher Tools**__  http://www.extrareading.com [|American Library Association "Best Websites for Kids"] []: Times New Roman"> - More Readers Theater [|http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html]- “ CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.”