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Support for English Language Learners 

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BrainPop ESL
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provides free academic games designed to build language skills. 
The Teaching Channel
allows us to watch great instruction
​in action and read articles from successful ELL educators. 
Mrs. Hilliker's EL and SIOP Toolbox
provides an amazing collection
​of instructional tools
​for classroom teachers!
 
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World-Class Instructional
Design & Assessments
provides helpful resources,
​guiding principles, and professional development opportunities.
Colorin' Colorado
has a bilingual section created just
for parents and families to help students become a good readers
​and successful students.   
“Pronouncing Vowels in English"
This video provides a tutorial
in Spanish
 to help students and parents learn key phonics rules.
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Common Spanish/English Cognates 
can be a powerful tool for ELL's.
The Language & Cultural Services 
website for wonderful classroom tools.
Use this Side-by-Side Translation
of Academic Vocabulary Words
to help students strengthen word knowledge.
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1000 Most Common English Words  This video can be used as a practice guide to help support English learners.
Phocab
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is a website that aims to teach you English vocabulary with the help of
a selection of wonderful photographs.
This activity from Smarty Games
has common action verbs illustrated
​and read in Spanish and English.
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The Collins Online Dictionary
for English Learners provides the pronunciation in English and 26
other languages! It also provides bilingual dictionaries for 5 languages!
Just Books Read Aloud 
reads over 900 children's books.
Books can be arranged by author, reading level, or category.  This site provides read-alouds in
Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese!
International Children's Digital Library provides online access to children's books in 59 different languages
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for students and families.
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The OKC Metro Literacy Coalition provides information about FREE English classes in the OKC metro area. 
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Lingro is a website that provides a definition ​and/or translation for every word on any website. 
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SpanishCognates.org contains a comprehensive list of Spanish cognates sorted alphabetically or by subject. 
For additional literacy support resources, please visit our Vocabulary Resources and Books Online pages.
These links are to external sites, please contact us if you discover a problem with any of the links.
Inspiration for Instruction, Inc. is a federally recognized 501 (c) (3).
We are dedicated to providing Oklahoma’s educators with high-quality professional development at no cost to teachers, schools, or districts. 
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  • Home
  • Instructional Tools
    • Literacy Resources >
      • Literacy Lesson Tools
      • Love My Literacy Centers >
        • Sustainable Centers
        • Center Management
        • Alternatives to "Centers"
      • Antonyms
      • Homonyms/Homophones
      • Idioms
      • Inferences
      • Main Idea/Key Details
      • Outline/Timeline
      • Sequence of Events
      • Summary/Retell
      • Synonyms
      • Theme
      • West Virginia Phonics
      • Read-Across America
      • Books Online
      • Clever Classroom Libraries
      • Writing Resources
    • Math Resources
    • Social Studies Resources
    • Science Resources
    • Vocabulary Resources
    • Response to Intervention
    • Students with Disabilities
    • Language Learners
    • Technology Tools
    • Video Resources >
      • PD Videos
      • Instructional Vidoes
    • Assessments & Data >
      • Data Tracking Forms
      • Diagnostic Tools
      • OK State Assessments
      • National Assessment
      • Test Bank Resources
      • ACT Tools
  • Classroom Culture
    • Engagement Strategies
    • Discussion Strategies
    • Classroom Breakouts
    • Exit Ticket Tools
    • Classroom Management
    • Child Wellness
    • Postive Classrooms
    • Inspired Schools
    • Culturally Responsive >
      • English Language Learners
      • Culturally Responsive Literature
      • African American Culture
      • Native American Culture
      • Hispanic Culture
      • Asian American Culture
      • Native Hawaiian Culture
  • Parent Help Center
    • Tips and Online Tools
    • Standards & Assessments
    • Community Resources
  • Educator Opportunities
    • Professional Development
    • Classroom Grants
    • Community Support
    • Scholarships & Fellowships
    • Be an Advocate
    • Coaching Clinic Videos
    • Coaching Clinic Templates
  • About Us
    • Meet our Team
    • Inspiration PD Overview
    • Our Events >
      • Heart of a Teacher '19
      • THRIVE '19
      • Be the Change
      • Fighting Chance F '18
      • Fighting Chance S'18
      • THRIVE '18
      • Growing Together
      • Empower Oklahoma
      • THRIVE '17
      • Recharge!
      • RTI : 101
      • Heart of a Teacher
      • Spring Boost
      • Activate Engagement
    • Contact Us