Other Resources Finding more information General resources The sites below are good comprehensive resources for general information related to ESL and teaching ELLs. Available online • ELLs: A Support Document for Educators This 23-page document prepared by the Department of Education in Newfoundland and Labrador gives a good introduction to teaching ELLs in the Newfoundland context. • Everything ESL This site covers, well, pretty much everything related to teaching ELLs. • ESL Infusion This website from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education presents a wealth of resources for the teacher of ELLs. • Center for Applied Linguistics This website from Washington is one of the main ones for ESL information in the US.  It has many useful links and resources. • Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Ontario This one-hour webcast describes the situation for ELLs in Ontario, which is similar across the country.  • Reading Rockets: Webcasts This website is from PBS in the US and has some excellent interviews and panel discussions with leading researchers in the field about educating ELLs. • Settlement.org This website provides information to newcomers and people who work with them.  It was designed for the Ontario context. • Citizenship and Immigration Canada This is the federal government’s immigration website, which provides abundant information for immigrants and about immigration in general. • TESL Canada TESL Canada is the national professional organization for ESL teachers.  Its focus is on adult ESL rather than the K12 context.   • TESOL TESOL is the American equivalent of TESL Canada.  Working with ELLs in K12 is a main focus of this organization, but membership is required to access most of its resources. Available to order   • Growing New Roots: The Voices of Immigrant Families and the Teachers of their Children/The Voices of Immigrant Teenagers in Canada This excellent series of videos presents interviews and discussions with immigrant parents, students and their teachers.  Ordering information is available through this link. • The More-Than-Just-Surviving Handbook This book is a good general guide for mainstream teachers on how to deal with ELLs in the classroom. • Adding English This excellent book, written in Canada, gives a very comprehensive overview of issues related to teaching ELLs. • 50 Strategies for Teaching ELLs This book gives extensive suggestions for teaching ELLs in different content areas.  A review can be found at this link.  • Top Ten Resources for Teachers of ELLs This list indeed references some of the best materials available for ELLs.  Produced in the US, the top two on the list are very specific to the US context of standardized testing, but the others are universal.  Some have to be ordered while others are available online. © 2010 Eastern School District Information and content by Martha Trahey