Ten years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.
You might also be interested in all my Best lists on teaching ELLs.
Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.
In addition, look for our latest book on teaching ELLs, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0.
Here are this week’s choices:
Flashcards 4 Teaching is from David Deubelbeiss. I’m adding it to The Best Tools To Make Online Flashcards.
Newcomer Teachers Supporting Gen Ed is from Carol Salva.
New blog post! In this invited guest post, bilingual expert and leader, Dolores Diosdado carefully explains important insights about TELPAS. pic.twitter.com/8tZc3E5Vq1
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Why L2 Writing Feels So Hard (and What We Should Do About It) – A Cognitive Perspective is from The Language Gym.
Guided Opinion Writing: From Individual Ideas to Collaborative Essays is from Blog de Cristina.
THE EFFECT OF PEER TUTORING ON READING FLUENCY IN EFL CLASSROOM is a study I’m adding to THE BEST RESOURCES ON PEER TUTORS.
Using Tech for Better Communications With Multilingual Families is from Edutopia.
I tried learning French on three language learning apps — here’s how they stack up.
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I think this image from Sketchplanations is helpful:
