Resources for Families & Students

Grammar and vocabulary study websites

www.freerice.com

A fun website to help students learn English vocabulary, grammar, math and a variety of subjects while: “for each answer you get right, we donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger.” It’s a fun way to learn and help others at the same time!

 http://www.learningchocolate.com/

This is an interactive website to help with learning English vocabulary which is very helpful for beginner students.

http://www.manythings.org/

This web site is for people studying English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). There are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random-sentence generator and other computer assisted language learning activities. Even though the primary focus is for ESL, native English speakers may also find some interesting things on this site. This site is non-commercial and has no advertising. TESL/TEFL teachers may want to recommend this site to their students. (copied from website)

 http://www.starfall.com/

This website is good for elementary or beginning language students. It has many reading activities that students can read and follow along while the story is being read to them.

Bilingual options - websites

http://www.omniglot.com/index.htm

Omniglot – the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages. This is a very extensive website which explains thousands of languages, writing systems, syllabaries as well as useful language learning tips and phrases.

http://www.colorincolorado.org/

A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners. Many helpful resources for both parents and educators.