Online Resources:
Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, Language Acquisition and
Culture
Associations/Organizations/Non-profits that provide resources in regards to
Bilingualism/Multiculturalism
ASHA Bilingual Service Delivery Portal
http://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Bilingual-Service-Delivery/
Center for Applied Linguistics
www.cal.org
Colorín Colorado, learning about backgrounds
http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/learning-about-your-students-backgrounds
National Association of Bilingual Education (Resources/Journals)
www.nabe.org
NYS Association of Bilingual Education
www.nysabe.org
Partnership for the Public Good, Buffalo-Niagara, Immigrant Access/Language
http://archives.ppgbuffalo.org/issues/inequality/immigrant-rights-and-language-access/
WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically diverse
students through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional development for
educators. Look for their “can do” descriptors at for various ELL Levels and grades
www.wida.us
Teaching Tolerance, information regarding anti-bias, restorative justice practices
www.teachingtolerance.org
Perspectives for a Diverse America, resources for literacy-based curriculum that marries anti-bias social
justice content with the Common Core State Standards.
http://perspectives.tolerance.org/
Universities/academics providing information/programs regarding bilingualism
CIRRIE, Center for International Rehabilitation Research, Information and Exchange. Information regarding
culture in the curriculum and ideas for classroom activities.
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/culture/curriculum/
Cross Culture Developmental Center, Dr Catherine Collier, Language Difference vs Disability and Culture
http://www.crosscultured.com/
CUNY Translanguaging (Information regarding translation, literature)
http://www.cuny-nysieb.org/
Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Acquisition lab, Department of Communication Sciences and
Disorders at the University of Texas at Austin.
https://hablalab.wordpress.com/
Online Resources
Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, Language Acquisition and
Culture
Universities/academics providing information/programs regarding bilingualism
Middlebury Interactive, a venture of Middlebury College, with digital resources for the classroom, including
great free poster downloads.
www.middleburyinteractive.com
Texas State University, Language Manuals for Culturally, Linguistically Diverse Communities, provides indepth information regarding 50+ cultures (Social norms, customs, language features, common errors a
speaker would exhibit in English, etc)
http://languagemanuals.weebly.com/index.html
Portland State University, Multicultural Topics in Communication Sciences & Disorders
Information on Bilingualism
http://www.pdx.edu/multicultural-topics-communication-sciences-disorders/general-overview-ofbilingualism
Portland State University (Information on phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics in 70+ languages and
breaks down some Spanish dialects (Puerto Rican, Colombian, etc. as well as expected errors in English
pronunciation for each language)
http://www.pdx.edu/multicultural-topics-communication-sciences-disorders/languages
Speech accent archive. Geared toward SLP’s, Phonetic transcription of 230+languages
http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_native.php
Leader’s Project, Teacher’s College at Columbia University, Dr Kate Crowley (Bilingual Extension and
Information regarding the assessment of ELLs)
http://www.leadersproject.org/
Erie 1 BOCES, RBE-RN West, Information regarding Adoptees
http://www.e1b.org/TrainingWorkshops/BilingualEducationENL/Resources/InternationallyAdoptedELLs.asp
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NYU/RBE-RN, Descriptions of 12+ languages and cultures with tips for educators.
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/center/technical_assistance/program/language_rbern/culture
NYU, Techincal Assistance Center on Disproportionality (TAC-D) Culturally Responsive Teaching
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/center/technical_assistance/program/disproportionality
Erie 1 BOCES, RBE-RN West, Parent Resources (helping with parent involvement)
http://www.e1b.org/TrainingWorkshops/BilingualEducationENL/Resources/ParentResources.aspx
State/Federal Resources
NYS Data from National Clearinghouse for Language Acquisition (explore the site for more resources)
https://ncela.ed.gov/t3sis/NewYork.php
NYS Department of Education, Bilingual Education
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/bilinged/
Online Resources
Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, Language Acquisition and
Culture
State/Federal Resources
NYS Department of Education, Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL)
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/biling/
Regional Education Laboratory, great resources such as “Naming Conventions” in other languages/cultures
http://www.relnei.org/research-alliances/ell-alliance.html
Santa Clara Department of Education, My Name, My Identity (in collaboration with NABE)
https://www.mynamemyidentity.org/
NYC DOE, Department of English Language Learners
http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/ELL/default.htm
US Dept of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html
What Works Clearninghouse (WWC), Funded by the US Dept of Education. WWC reviews existing research
on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education to provide educators with information
to make evidence-based decisions. Type “ELL” in searchbar.
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/FWW
Websites
5 Minute English, “5 minute lessons” designed to provide short explanations/exercises of often confusing
English questions such as grammar.
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/
Cult of Pedagogy, Online Magazine
http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/tag/culturally-responsive-teaching/
Dave’s ESL Café, Resources for ESOL teachers, lists of idioms, as well as additional links
www.eslcafe.com
Edutopia, Culturally Responsive Teaching (great links to various sources)
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/preparing-cultural-diversity-resources-teachers
ESL Partyland,
www.eslpartyland.com
Ginger Software, free to download and has many features such as spelling, language grammar and
translation.
http://www.gingersoftware.com/
Many Things, ESOL Teacher/Student with word games, videos and other resources
http://www.manythings.org/
Newsela, site levels text regarding non-fiction literacy and current events in English/Spanish, Grades 3+
https://newsela.com/
Online Resources
Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, Language Acquisition and
Culture
Websites
Repeat after us, online library with English texts and scripted recordings. Divided into “Beginner”,
“Intermediate” and “Advanced” levels.
www.repeatafterus.com
Rewordify, free online software that simplifies English for faster comprehension, effectively teach words,
for building a better vocabulary (color coded feature (hover with mouse and defines word) and more.
www.rewordify.com
Using English, Student/Teacher resource. Lists of idioms, sample informal assessments, lesson
plans/worksheets for ESOL teachers, text analysis tool and much more.
www.usingenglish.com
Resources (Books, cards, music etc) available bilingually
Amazon, Search for “Abuela” and other bilingual books
www.amazon.com
Bilingual Books for Kids, Spanish/English and Spanish books
www.bilingualbooks.com
Bilingual Monkeys, Bilingual Educator and Parent Blog
http://bilingualmonkeys.com/
Cultural Diveristy Communcation Cards
http://www.culturaldiversity.com.au/resources/multilingual-resources/communication-cards
Eastern Health, Free Downloadable basic communication cards available in 80 languages
https://www.easternhealth.org.au/services/language-services/cue-cards/cue-cards-in-communitylanguages
International Children’s Digital library, Online Books in multiple languages:
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/featuredbooks/2011_06_10.shtml
Resources (Books, cards, music etc) available bilingually
Kaplan Bilingual Materials
https://www.kaplanco.com/shop/spanish-bilingual-ell-materials
Little Linguist (Books/music in 40+ languages, UK Site)
https://www.little-linguist.co.uk/1748.html
Pan Asian Publications, English/Bilingual Books in 9 common languages
www.panap.com
Pinterest, Bilingual Children’s Music
https://www.pinterest.com/spanglishbaby/bilingual-kids-music/
Scholastic, Bilingual Books
www.scholastic.com
Online Resources
Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, Language Acquisition and
Culture
Resources (Books, cards, music etc) available bilingually
“Spanglish Baby” Blog (books, music, resources)
http://spanglishbaby.com/
Starbright Books, Bilingual Books, Multiple Languages
http://www.starbrightbooks.org/bilingual_books.php
Teachers Pay Teachers, use “Bilingual” in your search for classroom/therapy materials
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com
Blogs regarding Bilingual Education:
Bilingual Therapies, resources from a bilingual SLP agency
www.bilingualtherapies.com
Elizabeth Peña, well known Bilingual SLP and College Instructor blog
https://2languages2worlds.wordpress.com/
Sonrisa Speech, Bilingual SLP Blog
https://sonrisaspeech.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/give-me-5-dame-5/
The Speech Stop, resources from a trilingual SLP at University of Kansas
http://www.thespeechstop.com/index.php?page=home
Everything ESL-Blog written by an ESOL teacher
http://www.everythingesl.net/
Larry Ferlazzo’s blog, a teacher and author featured in Education Weekly. Contains over 6,000 links to
articles, ideas and content for ELLs. He offers a myriad of resources, examples include: “Best Math sites for
ELLs”
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/larry-ferlazzos-english-website/
This is not an exhaustive list nor is it an endorsement of the aforementioned sites. Links were live when
retrieved and checked periodically, if you find a dead link, or have suggestions of websites you find useful
that you would like to share with your colleagues in the region, please email me, Alexsandra López, Bilingual
Special Education Specialist, at alopez@e1b.org. Thank you!