Starfall.com teaches the basics of reading.


--- Eric Bestrom <erichmong at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Katherine-

> 

> I use the following websites to teach adult

> learners,

> but these sites could also be good for elementary

> school students. 

> 

> www.a4esl.org  (especially the Vocabulary with

> Pictures items)

> 

> The Internet Picture Dictionary

> http://www.pdictionary.com/

> 

> Pumarosa.com is a bilingual Spanish/English website

> created by NIFL list member Paul Rogers.  Can any of

> your students read and/or speak Spanish?  It is of

> course geared toward Spanish speakers and readers,

> but

> I have been able to use its alphabet page with

> students from other backgrounds.

> 

> A site which is geared toward young children is

> Tiger

> Aki Storybooks.

> 

> http://www.asiabigtime.com/storybooks/aki_menu.html

> 

> The storybooks and games use sound and speech to

> good

> effect.  FYI- the accent and vocabulary is British

> English.

> 

> Below is a link to a list of English websites with

> sound:

>

http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Quizzes/Quizzes_with_Sound/index.html

> 

> Colorful Clothesline level 1 ESL activity:

> http://hub1.worlded.org/docs/clothing/index.html

> 

> Another NIFL listserv member recommended this

> quiz-making site to me:

> http://www.readingmatrix.com/quizmaker/index.php

> 

> The service is free for a certain amount of time but

> requires a yearly fee to maintain an active account

> unless the teacher visits the site every few weeks.

> 

> Other sites requiring a yearly fee for some of their

> services:

> 

> http://eleaston.com/quizzes.html

> 

> http://edhelper.com/

> 

> I hope these websites will be useful for you.

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> Eric Bestrom

> Functional Work English instructor

> Hmong-American Partnership

> 1121 Glenwood Avenue

> Minneapolis MN 55405

> 

> E-mail: erichmong at yahoo.com

> Telephone: 612-377-6482

> Fax: 612-377-4633

> 

> 

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