Whether you are an ESL teacher, or a general education teacher with ESL students in your classroom, this guide will provide you with many useful tips on teaching this specific population of students. Knowing how to address the needs of these students is critical to their academic success. Our guide covers topics in all subject areas, including math, reading, and language arts. You will find lesson plans, games, and general tips that will help you provide the best possible classroom environment for your ESL student population. Come back often to explore our most recent articles, as well as those most popular with readers like you!
| Name Game: The Anglicizing of Asian Students
The acculturation of Asian students has taken a step into the dark ages. Why are students, especially those from China, being told to Anglicize their names? How do the benefits... |
Meeting the Challenges of Suggesting Fiction for English Language Learners
When it comes to required classroom reading, ESL students are no different from native English speaking students in that they all have varied tastes in the selection of reading material... |
| Parts of the ESL Curriculum for Preschoolers
Developing a preschool curriculum for ESL students will take a significant amount of time and preparation. Depending on how much leeway you have as a teacher in your school to create... |
Sorting the confusion 'ph' /'f' and 'ch' / 'k' for ESL Students
The reason why many students of English find it confusing is that it is not spoken the way it is written. English has loan words from different languages and has preserved the original... |
| Integrating ESL Students: Interviewing Family and Friends
Here's a great lesson plan that can give your ESL students an opportunity to share their culture with the rest of the class! Let them interview a family member and present part... |
ESL Lesson Plans: Inspirational English Quotes
Teach these inspirational English as a second language quotes to your students for their benefit.... |