Resources for Supporting ELs
Teacher Resources to support English learners
BrainPOP ELL
Set up a free account: https://email.brainpop.com/wNFSE8nAZ0000r3k00C2F0v
Use the promo code: BPOPFREEACCESS
And you'll have access to BrainPOP ELL.
Duolingo
Getting Started: https://schools.duolingo.com/
Voice of America, Learning English
Let's Learn English - Level 1 and Level 2 programs are designed for beginning English learners by certified American English teachers. Ask a Teacher is a new program where learners can ask questions and teachers answer them. News Words is a short video explaining a word or term used in news stories.
Learners absorb American English through content drawn from U.S. and world news, Health and Lifestyle, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, and other topics. Learners can build vocabulary, strengthen speaking skills and improve the ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life.
Audio programs and captioned videos - English in A Minute, English @ the Movies, Everyday Grammar TV and Learning English TV - are written using vocabulary at the upper-beginner and intermediate level. The programs are read one-third slower than normal English speed. Online texts, MP3s and podcasts let people read, listen and learn American English and much more.
Advanced English learners can read classic literature with American Stories, learn idioms and expressions with Words and Their Stories, study with Everyday Grammar, and follow innovations and trends in education in the U.S. and around the world. Let's Teach English and News Literacy are free online training programs for advanced learners and English teachers.
Learning English programs are also broadcast on radio and satellite TV and posted at youtube.com/voalearningenglish, facebook.com/voalearningenglish, and twitter.com/voalearnenglish.
Townsend Press Learning Center
**Starting March 18, free digital access will be given to ALL educators and students, effective now through June 19, 2020, to all new students in the Learning Center. If for whatever reason students are unable to get automatic access, you can manually enter this access code for them (or have us do it for you): 31GJ-A9G1-FF8E-NUV5
The code gives students TOTAL ACCESS, which includes Vocabulary Plus, Ten Steps Plus, English Plus, and ebooks of the Townsend Library and the Bluford Series, along with numerous other features. All of this content is hosted in the Learning Center. You and your students will each need an account to get it. Get yours here. Please reach out to our support team (support@townsendpress.com) if you have questions.
Resources for Parents
Nebraska Reads Parent Resources (English and Spanish)
Learning Together At Home