Dear subscribers,

Thanks to those of you who, in the last several weeks, have shared some of your favorite resources-for use with students in your classes or for professional development.  See below for a list of the resources mentioned, as well as a couple that were shared off-list. I think I l caught all that were mentioned, but if you have other resources that you have used in your teaching or professional development, please continue to share.  For your reference, the set of reflective questions are below the list.

Sincerely,

Lynda Terrill
list moderator
lterrill at cal.org

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About.com (the English as a second language portion) at http://esl.about.com/

Beginning ESOL Learners' Advice to Their Teachers, in Focus on Basics.
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=279 <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ncsall.net/?id=279>  (and other articles by MaryAnn Cunningham Florez and Heide Spruck Wrigley) 

CAELA Web site at http://www.cal.org/caela

Chalk Talks from www.altaesl.com/Detail.cfm?CatalogID=411 or Delta Systems
www.delta-systems.com/proddetail.cfm?cat=1&toc=20&stoc=0&pronum=473 <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.delta-systems.com/proddetail.cfm?cat=1%26toc=20%26stoc=0%26pronum=473> 

Charlottesville City Schools Adult Learning Center Multi-Cultural Brief www.ccs.k12.va.us/programs/esl/docs/mcb/MulticulturalBrief_current.pdf  
or www.ccs.k12.va.us/programs/adult_education/ <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ccs.k12.va.us/programs/adult_education/> 

Leveled readers from Reading A-Z (www.readinga-z.com <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.readinga-z.com> )

"Match It! A collection of index card games for learners of English" (published by Pro Lingua, www.prolinguaassociates.com <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.prolinguaassociates.com> ).

LingQ at  https://www.lingq.com/

Livemocha at www.livemocha.com/

Nasreddin Hodja Stores to Read and Retell (66 traditional stories compiled by Raymond C. Clark) available from  Pro Lingua Associates ESL/EFL Book Publishers at   http://www.prolinguaassociates.com/,  phone 800 366 4775
 
Native Language Literacy Screening Device New York Dept. of Education Office of Workforce Preparation. Call 1-877-212-8924

Phonology of L2 learners (Web site related to) at http://accent.gmu.edu/ <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://accent.gmu.edu/> 

Personal Stories (3 levels) by Linda Mrowicki at  Linmore Press http://linmore.com/

Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html

Picture Stories: Language and Literacy Activities for Beginners (by Fred Ligon and Elizabeth Tannenbaum) at http://vig.pearsoned.com/store/home/1,1205,store-14563_id-2,00.html


More Picture Stories: Language and Problem-Posing Activities for Beginners (Ligon, Tannenbaum, and Carol Richardson Rodgers) at http://vig.pearsoned.com/store/home/1,1205,store-14563_id-2,00.html


Rosetta Stone at  www.rosettastone.com

Schwartz, M.S., & Fischer, K.W. (2006). Useful metaphors for tackling problems in teaching and learning, On Campus, 11 (1), 2-9. at www.gse.harvard.edu/~ddl/articlesCopy/Schwartz_Fischer_Useful_Metaphors.pdf

Verb Bingo card set, published by Language in Play International at  www.languageinplay.com <https://mail.cal.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.languageinplay.com> 

We Can All Read (Web site) at www.weallcanread.com/

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Questions:
 
1.	What is the name and type of the resource you are describing?  Is it a book, Web site, newsletter, or something else? Please include bibliographic information or link where this resource can be found. 
 
 
2.	Who is the audience for this resource?  Is it for adult ESL teachers, learners, administrators and policy makers, researchers, or for several audiences? 
		*         If this is a resource for adult ESL teachers, what levels and contexts do you think it is appropriate for (e.g., beginning level classes, transition, workplace specific)? 
		*         If the resource is for learners, what level or levels is it appropriate for?  (e.g., adults who didn't have access to education in native country, students studying for the TOEFL, NRS level 3)
		 
3.	What do you think is the main purpose of the resource?
 
 
4.	Why is this resource useful for your work?
 
 
 
5.	Please describe in detail how you use this resource.
 
 
 


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