Unit 3: Annotated Resources
 
Leah Moriarty 
 
EDU653– Second Language Aquisitions
Professor Laurie Winek
April 2nd, 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Supporting ELLs Through Technology
https://www.nysut.org/~/media/Files/NYSUT/Resources/2011/March/Educators%20Voice
%204%20Technology/edvoiceIV_ch2.pdf

Meeting modern students where they are can be a challenge, but it is necessary more so now than ever.
This article provides guidance on how to integrate technology into lesson plans. It gives perspective on
how students participate digitally so as to keep them engaged in class.

Foreign Language Teaching Methods

https://coerll.utexas.edu/methods/

The University of Texas at Austin has provided for ELL educators an in-depth collection of professional
development guides and resources that speak to various methods, learner comprehension levels,
academic needs and idioms from a variety of perspectives (2010)

Vocabulary for ELLs

https://www.readingrockets.org/article/vocabulary-development-ells

This Reading Rockets article lays out the ins-and-outs of teaching vocabulary for various levels of ELLs. It
is a comprehensive list of methods and jump-ff points for structuring a lesson. Though it is not an in
depth look at the subject, per se, it does give thorough insight on how to get started in building
vocabulary lessons.

Colorin Colorado
https://www.colorincolorado.org/

This is a robust site for Spanish speaking ELLs that is also complete with an English version of the entire
site. Within the site are reading, viewing and listening resources that can be used at home or in the
classroom. It is just as enriching for learners and families as it is for educators.

Google Tools
https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/google-tools-for-english-language-learners

Accessibility can create an unfortunate roadblock for educators, learners and families in the process of
learning English. Google is a free, accessible and user-friendly resource that provides language learning
support for the classroom, at home and even on the go. Found here is a comprehensive list of Google
tools that can be used to empower ELL students and their families.

Reading A-Z
https://www.readinga-z.com/

Featured here are a multitude of free printable resources for English learning literacy classroom
activities (LAZEL, Inc, 2022). There are books, flashcards, and “seatwork” activities to name a few. There
is material offered for Pre-K through grade 12 material, though much of it could be used for adult
learners with a sense of humor as well.

WIDA
https://wida.wisc.edu/

Even without full access through membership, WIDA offers some free resources in its library as well as a
highly knowledgeable blog that touches on latest news is TESOL as well as professional insight to
effective approaches from ELL educators. It takes some time to navigate the elements of the site that do
not require membership, but the content is really worth the try.

SIOP – Sheltered Instruction Observtion Protocol

https://www.savvas.com/index.cfm?locator=PS2rWo

SIOP is a codified pedagogical technique that offers ELL educators evidence-based curricular framework
for their classrooms (SAVVAS, 2022). Having this kind of mechanism creates necessary structure in the
development of a curricular and lesson planning.

The best sites to help Ell's learn idioms & slang

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/the-best-sites-to-help-ells-learn-idioms-slang/

In setting up our ELL students for success, we must invite them to participate in their communities. A
important component of survival English is cultural context to the language that awaits them. Larry
Ferlazzo’s list has great opportunities for students and educators to familiarize themselves with common
English modern vernacular.

FluentU Blog
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/

FluentU is a blog for various language learners, this is the blog specifically for teachers and learners of
English. There are a multitude of posts on topics ranging from vocabulary lists, classroom tips and
activity suggestions. It also includes linguistic factoids and articles about integrating into a new
community as an L2 speaker.
 References

Brozek, E., & Duckworth, D. (2022). Supporting English Language Learners Through Technology. New
York; Educatoor's Voice.

Center for Open Educational Resources & Language Learning, T. U. of T. at A. (2010). Foreign Language
Teaching Methods. Foreign language teaching methods. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from
https://coerll.utexas.edu/methods/

Colorin Colorado. (2013, November 12). Vocabulary development with Ells. Reading Rockets. Retrieved
May 21, 2022, from https://www.readingrockets.org/article/vocabulary-development-ells

Colorín colorado. Colorín Colorado. (n.d.). Retrieved May 21, 2022, from
https://www.colorincolorado.org/

Curts, E., & Edwards, L. (2021, June 17). Best google tools for English language learners.
TechLearningMagazine. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-
blog/google-tools-for-english-language-learners

LAZEL, Inc. (2022). Reading A. Reading A-Z. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.readinga-z.com/

Proven tools and support to help educators and multilingual learners succeed. WIDA. (n.d.). Retrieved
May 21, 2022, from https://wida.wisc.edu/

SAVVAS. (2022). The SIOP®  modelinstructional framework. What is SIOP? – Savvas (formerly Pearson
K12 Learning). Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.savvas.com/index.cfm?
locator=PS2rWo

The best sites to help Ell's learn idioms & slang. Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... (2020, July 5).
Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/the-best-sites-to-
help-ells-learn-idioms-slang/

Vare, F. J., Imaocon, & Geikhman, Y. (2022). English language and culture blog. FluentU English.
Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/