Literacy Resources

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General

• American English
• EL Civics for ESL Students - Free printable worksheets, lessons on government, lesson plans, and vocabulary.
• Hopelink Adult Education Tutor Support
• Learners Dictionary  
• Lynda.com Courses for English Language Learners - Free online courses. Sign up with your Watertown library card!
• Multi-Lingual Maps of Watertown - Welcome maps show where to find important town resources and buildings in six languages.
• Readworks
• Testing and Education Reference Center (TERC) - TOEFL and U.S. Citizenship Exam study guides and practice tests, free with your Watertown library card
• Using English - Printable lesson plans, worksheets, and teacher handouts.

Listening /Audio/Independent Online Work

• Daily ESL
• English Club
• English Language Listening Lab Online
• ESL Lab
• Immersive Reader: Microsoft free tool, especially good for learning disabilities  
• My English Pages

Printable Worksheets & Handouts

• English for Everyone
• ESL Flow
• Learn English Today
• Using English

News for ESL

• BBC
• Breaking News English
• News in Levels
• Newslea
• News for You Online (password: AC9C89) - This  website offers easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to  read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Seven new  stories are posted each Wednesday, along with audio, exercises,  vocabulary, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and a poll.
• The Times in Plain English
• Voice of America Special English

Pronunciation

• Dave Sconda
• Learn English with Jennifer
• Sounds of English
• How to Pronounce the "R" Sound
• How to Pronounce the "Th" Sound
• How to Pronounce B & V

Phrases

• English Grammar Online (Grammar)
• ESL Holiday Lessons (Holidays)
• EZ Slang (Idioms/Slang)
• Idiom Connection (Idioms/Slang)
• International Phonetic Alphabet
• Know Your Phrase
• Purdue OWL

For Teachers

• Center for Adult English Language Acquisition - Links under "Instructional Tools"
• ESL Challenges
• Go-to Resources for Teaching Material - List by Michele Houdek, Project Literacy Teacher 
• Language Experience Approach videos
• Remote Teaching Resources and Recommendations from the Landmark School