• Write Away (A Must See for 6-12)
  Write Away is a professional development project whose goal is to improve composition skills for grades 6-12 through a school-wide writing initiative based on the Four Square Writing Graphic Organizer developed by Judith S. and Evan Gould. See the PowerPoints on Persuasive and Expository Writing, especially the "Canned" Presentations.
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• ::Go4English.com - Learn English Online - Fun for Kids - Stories
  Children can watch and listen to these stories, and learn English too. Choose to see the words by clicking on ‘read’. When the story is finished, you can replay, or go to the next page for a game related to the vocabulary used in the story. Rec. by Missy Haerle
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• ::Go4English.com - Learn English Online - Vocab & Grammar - Language Games
  This website provides resources for English language learners and ESL teachers. The links include free lesson plans, printable worksheets, quizzes, and games available for teachers. Students can also access games and activities for extra English practice. http://www.go4english.com/index.php?lang=en 2009-03-04 Recommended by Missy Haerle
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• ¡Colorín Colorado! Using cognates to develop comprehension in English
  Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. While English may share very few cognates with a language like Chinese, 30-40% of all words in English have a related word in Spanish. For Spanish-speaking ELLs, cognates are an obvious bridge to the English language.
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• ¡Colorín Colorado! Vocabulary development
  Stategies for developing vocabulary for ELLs
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• A Six Step Process for Teaching Vocabulary DVD
  Educational Consultant: Robert Marzano Demonstrations from elementary and secondary classrooms show examples of the research-based, six-step process for teaching academic vocabulary. Elementary tape and secondary tape available at a lower price.
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• About Quiz, online resource (fee)
  This is a resource for teachers to create their own online content at any grade level, for any content. Create quizes, multiple vocabulary games and activities. Record student grades automatically, etc. There is a fee for it's use. Explore the tutorial and view the powerpoint explanation.
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• All About PWIM, "Picture Word Inductive Model"
  This is an explanation of PWIM in an online resource of Nicola-Similkameen School District and Delta School District
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• Alphabet
  A link in the Vocabulary Guide: This site enables students to listen to each letter of the alphabet as they select them.
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• Building Academic Language: Essential Practices for Content Classrooms, Grades 5-12
  Building Academic Language by Jossey-Bass:: explains the functions and features of academic language that every teacher (language arts, history, math, & science teachers, etc.) should know for supporting academic reading, writing, and discussion. The book includes research-based instructional and assessment activities that content teachers can use to build students' abilities to understand and describe the many abstract concepts, higher-order thinking skills, and complex relationships in a discipline. The book emphasizes an approach that builds from students' existing ways of learning and communicating, scaffolding them to think and talk as content area experts think and talk about math, science, history, and language arts.
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• Building Academic Vocabulary: Teacher's Manual
  This manual by Robert J. Marzano and Debra J. Pickering enables educators to design and implement a comprehensive approach to teaching academic vocabulary as a district, a school or an individual classroom teacher. See sample chapter. Book includes review activities and games.
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• Closing the Gap: Addressing the Vocabulary Needs of English-Language Learners in Bilingual and Mainstream Classrooms
  EJ684719 - Eric An intervention was designed to enhance fifth graders' academic vocabulary. The results show the feasibility of improving comprehension outcomes for students in mixed ELLEO classes, by teaching word analysis and vocabulary learning strategies. Reading Research Quarterly Authors Carlo,August,McLaughlin,Snow,Dressler, Lippman, Lively,White, .
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• Colorín Colorado :: Math Instruction for English Language Learners
  Math Instruction for English Language Learners By: Kristina Robertson (2009)
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• Colorín Colorado :: Selecting Vocabulary Words to Teach English Language Learners
  Selecting Vocabulary Words to Teach English Language Learners By: Colorín Colorado (2007)
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• Concept Mapping Routine.pdf
  Procedures for Concept Mapping, emphasis on science but applicable to all disciplines. See connecting vocabulary list.
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• deadwords
  This is a list of overused words that need to "rest in peace" with alternative more interesting words.
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• Effects of the Building Academic Vocabulary program (BAV)
  Research on the Six-Steps-for Building Academic Vocabulary when applied with students eligible for free and reduced lunch and English Language Learners.
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• ESL Preschool games for Kindergarten
  This site provides suggestions for easy to do games with preschoolers. Most of the games help build vocabulary and provide opportunity to practice simple sentences/concepts. Games can be easily adapted for elementary levels. Some impressive games are: The Group Game, Doctor Doctor, Island Hopping, and The Hammer Game (although I would change how the loser gets out). Recommended by Courtney Smolen
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• Glossary for Teachers and Suggested Lists of Mathematical Language by Grade Level
  The Glossaries, intended for teacher use only, provides an understanding of the mathematical terms used in PreK-grade 8 level instruction,
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• Graphic Organizer Worksheets (subscription site)
  EnchantedLearning.com This site offers multiple resources for educators for $20 a year.
  Graphic organizers, also called concept maps, entity relationship charts, and mind maps, are a pictorial way of organizing information. CLik for printable worksheets.
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