Technology Tools for English Language Learners

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Technology Tools for English Language Learners

• By Karen Bailey and Janelle Baker

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Constructing Instruction

• Use technology resources in conjunction with
  classroom activities, books or games.
• Technology resources for
• teachers can be used
• to scaffold
• classroom instruction
• for ELLs

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Caution!

• Technology can be an excellent resource for
  review and practice for skill-building or for
  newcomer students, but should not be their main
  source of classroom instruction.
• The websites in this
• presentation are tools, not
• replacements for instruction.
• Set a daily limit for students
• time on the computer.

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Alphabet/Letter Recognition

• Students identify letters and put them in the
  correct order (K-1) www.Pbskids.org/lions/games/ab
  cd.html
• What Letter Comes Next? (newcomers, K-1) (visual
  and auditory clues given)
• http//www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp

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Phonemic Awareness/Phonics

• Click on the correct consonant digraph (sh, ch,
  th, wh, kn) that fits the picture (1st-2nd)
• http//www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/pg
  _128/begin_dia.htm
• Click on the correct vowel digraph (oo, ea, aw,
  au) that fits the picture (2nd-3rd)
• http//www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/pg
  _142/middle_dia.htm
• Click on a vowel and hear a song for the short
  sound (newcomers, K-1)
• http//www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/play.htm?
  f

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Antonyms

• Antonym memory game (1st-2rd) http//www.oswego.or
  g/ocsd-web/match/matchgeneric.asp?filenamekderitt
  eantonyms
• Students choose opposite words (1st-2nd)
  http//www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/squanky/squa
  nky.html

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Synonyms

• Substitute synonyms to complete sentences
  (1st-3rd) http//www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/ad
  ventures/code_game.shtml
• Matching synonyms game (1st-2nd)
  http//www.fen.com/studentactivities/sameDiff/same
  diff.html

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Rhyming Words

• Match rhyming words with pictures (1st or low
  intermediate level
• http//www.professorgarfield.org/Phonemics/introC
  haracters.html
• Match rhyming words with words and pictures (1st)
• http//teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/regg
  ie/home/index.htm
• Match rhyming words to earn points (1st /2nd or
  intermediate
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/words/dg3.shtml
  

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Sequencing

• Sequencing Pictures (newcomers,
  K-1)http//funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/g
  ames/game_whats_the_order.html
• Sequencing a story, has read aloud. (newcomers,
  K-1) (read aloud)
• http//pbskids.org/arthur/games/storyscramble/scra
  mble.
• html
• Sequencing words in a sentence (K-1)
• http//www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/monkey/monke
  y.html

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Sight Words

• K-2 games and activities http//www.sightwordswith
  samson.com/sw/sight_words.asp
• Spelling, Matching and Jigsaw games with the
  Dolch sight word lists http//www.netrover.com/cr
  ose/dolch/dolch.htm
• Fill in the blank in sentences with high
  frequency words (1st-2nd) http//www.bgfl.org/bgfl
  /custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/english/cocon
  ut/index.htm

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More Tools for Your Tool Box

• Tons of popular activities and
• Games for ELLs
• www.starfall.com
• Has links to tons of great sites for ELLs
  http//public.sitejot.com/teachkdz.html
• Has websites by grade level for math, language
  arts, and reading
• http//www.internet4classroom.com/skills_1st.h
  tm

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More resources . . .

• This is a WONDERFUL website with resources and
  activities by grade level http//www.everythingesl
  .net/inservices/elementary_sites_ells_71638.php
• This site is specifically for ESL students and
  has several bi-lingual (Spanish) games and
  activities
• http//eslbears.homestead.com/Card.html