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I subscribed to Suite 101 Language Study Articles because I am currently working with seventeen ESL students. The article on ESL vocabulary and terminology was a place to start learning what was in the reports I am using to assess what these students need to succeed at school.
The strategies for teaching reading skills to elementary school I chose because I am looking for strategies to teach reading to my students. I am looking for something other than the same stuff they have already been exposed to. I was very disappointed when I arrived at the site and there is nothing there yet.
Teaching Reading to ESL Students was selected because I am looking for information on how to teach reading to my ESL students. I hope to find some useful information and possible strategies to work with these students.
Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing was selected once again to help me understand my ESL students and how to help them learn to read and write in English.
YouTube- Whole Brain Teaching:4th Grade: The Crazy Professor was selected because I have a master?s degree in Brain Research Teaching and Learning, I have completed a course with Full Sail that taught Brain Based Learning. I am interested in incorporating this brain based teaching into my work with students and wanted to see what Chris Biffle was doing to teach Whole Brained.
The PBS Teachers/ Resources for the Classroom and Teaching Resource Center were selected for possible resources to use in my teaching and my research.

Kelly Wilson is a writer for the Teacher’s resource Center. She offers ideas and suggestions for organizing and managing your classroom. She also has suggestions for themed lessons. http://www.trcabc.com/resources/kellyscorner/organizing-literacy-task-card-materials/

Whole Brain Teaching is a series of videos by Chris Biffle that shows teachers how to involve the students’ whole brain in learning activities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xFcUPQ_z_8&feature=related

suite101.com is a website for teachers of ESL or other lanhuahses. It offers ideas on how to help learn a second language http://languagestyle.suite101.com/article.cfm/code-switching-in-conversation

Steps for Teaching Reading to ESL Students is a website to give teachers strategies for helping ESL students and assessing their needs http://languagestyle.suite101.com/article.cfm/code-switching-in-conversation

PBS Teachers Reading and Language Arts using PBS programs to enhance learning http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

Routekdgelanguages.com is a publisher of books to help teachers of ESL http://www.routledgelanguages.com/books/A-Frequency-Dictionary-of-Contemporary-American-English-isbn9780415

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Exploring the Internet and Flickr, I found a lesson plan using Flickr to work with ESL students. The lesson involves using Flickr Commons to find pairs of pictures depicting different activities, feelings, etc. Place these into your favorites file. They can then be downloaded and used in your classroom as long as you document who the author was and where you obtained it. The pictures can be either embedded into a word document with the questions written down or for a large group the pictures can be projected onto a screen or white board. Depending on the size of your group, they are broken into small groups. Each view either picture a or b and describe what they see. They need to use their English to tell what is happening in the pictures, what the people in the pictures are feeling or experiencing. They then exchange pictures and repeat the exercise for that picture. When they have finished describing the pictures, the groups discuss the differences between the two pictures. This activity was designed for students of intermediate English fluency to prepare them for FCE or CAE Proficiency testing (Beard).
The students I work with are in first through fifth grade and many speak some English, but many do not understand English so lesson are processed through a translator. I would like to use the idea from this lesson plan but adapt it as follows for my students. I would take pairs of pictures, i.e. I chose one of a boy playing in the rain or sprinkler and the other of a girl playing in the water at the sea. The students explain what they can identify in each picture. They will use the English they have to discuss the pictures. As the lesson progresses, each student will compare the two pictures, how are they alike? How are they different? Next the students will write a sentence telling something about each picture. These will be graded and placed in the student’s portfolio.
As I continue to work with the students, I will once a month repeat this activity using different pairs of pictures. The written sentences will show the student’s progress in using the English language. On a regular basis, once a week, we will use different pictures to help develop their English vocabulary. Immersion in the English language is the best way for them to learn, just as we did as infants and young children.


Beard, K., Using Flickr for English Language Classes. About.com: English as 2nd Language http://esl.about.com/od/conversationlessonplans/a/l_flickr.htm