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 x 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!
