Using Videos for a Purpose!

This site was one that was featured at our ESL in-service, but if you have access to a computer and speakers I think your students would love speaking about and learning more about the current events and interests that are featured on this website. http://www.englishcentral.com/videos What I like best is that the videos and vocabulary lessons are labeled by easy, moderate or difficult levels. Many videos are subtitled and even if the videos tend to be difficult to understand, it is a good conversation starter

Not sure how to translate or explain a new word? -- Reference it here!

Looking for the best translation site you'll ever encounter? Wordreference is great for vocabulary enrichment, not only because of it's translation capabilities, but because of it's link to google images and, grammar forums.  Not sure how to translate or explain a new word -- reference it here! http://wordreference.com/

Oh the places you can go.... In and Around Spelling City

Students feeling unsure of their spelling skills? Well, research says that spelling does not give the best indication of IQ. However, we should still want to understand word formation and how to spell correctly don't we.
This site allows you to type in your own spelling list but or even begin by looking for dolch words, science terminology, homophones or even grade level specific lists.

Games, Writing lessons and just plain fun are here at your fingertips!

Begin the journey and see what Spelling City has in store!

http://www.spellingcity.com/

Teaching Writing Can Be Tough

Yes. It can be tough, but  for heaven's sake, teachers and students should be not discouraged because they have great sites such as the following to help guide them down the "English Writing path."

http://esl.fis.edu/learners/index.htm

From homophones to apostrophe usage, this site has it all. Please let us know how you like it and if it has worked well for you and or your students!

BBC's Elite Educational Site: Learn more here!

Working with an ESL, ABE, or GED or MATH student?  This site seems to have it all for Adult Learners and Tutors both!

Math and English are featured on the Skillwise Home page. Within each section, there are loads ( excuse the common British slang) of introductory videos,  testimonials, tutorials, lesson plans, print-offs and even more.    

This past week our now fully trained NEW tutors spent time discovering this site and together we came up with some great ideas about ways to best utilize this site.

We hope you enjoy it as well!

Click Below to begin!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise         

Feel free to make comments here below, telling us what you think!

Looking for a place to begin studying Citizenship?

http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/citizenship/


This is quite the site when it comes to aesthetics, content and user friendliness!

If you and your student are thinking about leaping into Citizenship - here's a great place to begin!

GCLearnFree - Website of the Week!

Hello all you ESL tutors! ( And to you others... come join the fun on this great new website!)

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife

Just click on a topic such as maps, writing checks or checking your receipt and you and you student will be able to listen to and explore a mini lesson on one of the many topics such as these.

I also appreciate the Reading Activity section of this site.

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/reading/wordvideos

I particularly like the word videos. Currently there are about 750 words and before the end of the year they hope to have 100 words.

Really there are tons of tutorials and I just recently got a mac, so this site has even helped me to better understand my new machine.

I hope you all enjoy GCLearnFREE  this week!