ESL Information for Parents and Teachers (Mr. Mendes): Apps and Websites

Apps and Websites

Parent Information:

Description

- wonderful resource for parents

Providing information and answers to settling in Ontario, Canada. This site is translated in 30 languages. it contains information about settling in Canada and highlights all areas of the school life, for example, the report card, homework routines…It has information about immigration, housing, health, employment, education, community and recreation, legal services and daily life.

For Students- Reading

2) http://uniteforliteracy.com/

Description

- you can click on the speaker button and it will read you the words

- you can change the narration language; the text stays in English and the voice can be translated to 18 different languages

- over 40 books to listen too (age range from JK-grade 3)

- It will help ESL students develop language skills

3) http://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/content/tumblebookcloud

Description

A collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students that feature adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. The collection features chapter books, early readers, YA/Teen Novels, high interest/low level books, plus classics of American and English literature. These read along books are great for reluctant readers and also help ESL students develop language skills.

TumbleBooks - online books

(Ottawa Public Library)

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

-Online audio books with games, quizzes and other activities to help develop reading skills

-Multilingual: Tumblebooks can be used in English, French and Spanish

4) http://www.raz-kids.com/

Description
Online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading quizzes. In many classrooms, students have access to this reading program. The students have received a teacher password to login.

Picture Dictionaries

5) http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/topics-dictionaries.htm

Description- picture dictionary
Learn new vocabulary through words, pictures and sounds. ... dictionaries introduce young learners to 360 useful English words grouped into 36 thematic topics

6) http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/topics.htm

Description- picture dictionary
Free online topic-based word games, exercises, quizzes, as well as printable ... to basic English vocabulary grouped into 36 thematic topics, reflecting kids' interests. ... Our interactive dictionaries introduce young learners to 360 useful English …

Math

7) http://www.funbrain.com/

Description

Free math and reading sites for elementary children to access

8) ttps://www.studyladder.ca/

Description
Free online registration. Students can practice skills in math, literacy, mastering numeracy and science

9) Type in Google "Symbaloo Math"
Description
You have many games, activities for all grades

10) mathplayground.com

- Free math website by grade level

- worth checking out

11) Interactive animated online dictionary and printable charts for student and teacher reference: http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

12) The ministry of Education has produced this math resource for parents in 13 languages:

Literacy and Numeracy Strategy

Doing Mathematics with your Child, Kindergarten to Grade 6 – A Parent Guide

Lots of fun everyday activities organized by curriculum strand, K to 3 and 4 to 6

. - click on the book

Doing Mathematics with your Child, Kindergarten to Grade 6 – A Parent Guide

Writing

13) Google Chrome extensions

Speakit
Description

Speakit: allows you to highlight a text from the Internet or on Google Docs or that the student wrote and hear it (you can control the speed and volume at which it is being read).

YouTube SpeakIt! tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BU8u8YUqGo

Read and Write

Read and Write: allows students working on Google Docs to access the picture dictionary and access the predictor (while students are typing their thoughts and having difficulty generating the next word or difficulty spelling a word, the predictor will provide a list of ten words to choose from. With Read and Write, you can also easily translate text to many languages. Let me know what you think!

YouTube tutorial for Read&Write:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEDk6dDRGqM

General Apps for spelling/grammar and oral language

14) Spelling Bus

Description
Spelling Bus is for learning to spell and practice to spell. Students see the pictures and listen to the word and then type the spelling.

15) tellagami

Description
You can customize a character and background, you can choose how you want your character to talk, either by recording your voice or typing in text. If you record your voice, you have 30 seconds. You can choose text to speech, there are male and female voices.

Some quick ideas you might try:
- have your character tell a story
- recite a famous poem or speech
- speak in Spanish, French, Mandarin or any language
- pick a person in history and have them introduce themselves

16) brain pop esl

Description
BrainPOP ESL is dedicated to teaching English. to students all over the world through animated. movies, exciting study tools, quizzes and. fun games!

17) Alphabet song

Description
Learning the alphabet and letter sounds from Youtube.

18) http://www.starfall.com/

Description
Starfall.com is a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. This systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, homeschool, and English language development (ESL).

19) ABC-PocketPhonics

Description
This is a fantastic app that focuses on letter sounds. A universal app-it works with both iPhone and iPad. PocketPhonics teaches the basics of reading and writing.

20) Printable Personal Dictionary
Many students use personal dictionaries when writing in class.

If you are looking for a printable personal dictionary, please take a look at:

http://www.themeasuredmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/My-Spelling-Dictionary-narrow-lines-encrypted.pdf

21) ABCya- Educational games

ABCya -Educational games

http://www.abcya.com/