English Learners Index
ESL, EFL, EAL, ESOL
This is a listing of the pages at KidSparkz where teachers and students of learning English as an additional language might find helpful material.
Commonly Used Acronyms for English Classes and Learners
ESL - English as a second language
EFL - English as a foreign laguage
EAL - English as an additional language
ELL - English language learner
ESOL - English for speakers of other languages
TESOL - Teaching English to speakers of other languages
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Flashcards
Many sets of themed and labeled flashcards, 4 to a page.
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Large sized flashcard sets
Large labeled photo flashcards, 2 to a page.
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Lotto cards
Many one-page themed sets, usually nine pictures to a page, many are labeled.
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Word walls
Themed word/picture strips.
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Teaching Letters to Young Children
This essay is basically my philosophy of teaching in a nutshell, and it also goes towards teaching learners of any age.
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Categorizing
Most of these activities are at the early childhood concept level, but some might be used for vocabulary.
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Story Starters
Useful for imagining a concept in a language not your own, for predicting what could happen, and finding the words to express it.
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Picture Talks
Descriptive vocabulary.
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Conversations
A collection of activity pages that can be used to stimulate conversation, provoke discussion, and extend imagination.
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| RHYMING CARDS Activities Set |
OPPOSITES Cards Activities Set |
GO TOGETHERS Cards Activities Set |
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Build a Word Phonics Games (short vowels)
This hands-on low cost game illustrates a basic concept of connecting letters together to form simple words.
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10 SORTING Games Set
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