Fun to teach ESL-Teaching English as a Second Language blog is a useful tool for any ESL teacher. The creator of this blog Lorie Wolfe, who is an ESL and math teacher, is doing a remarkable job of enriching this blog with the latest information and ideas pertaining to teaching English as a second language. There is always a list of up to date best teaching blogs for readers to discover, differentiated freebies to print out and use in class, fun language activities to use with students, and web links that have materials beneficial for ESL teachers.
I visit this blog on regular basis to update myself with the latest news for ESL teachers, such as ideas for differentiating teaching styles, accommodating the students' different learning styles, and using fun activities and techniques in delivering the lessons. I always find something fun and interesting in this blog about teaching English, among which, worksheets that help ESL students differentiate between similar words such as their/there/they're, it's/its, affect/effect, etc.. This blog helps me generate ideas, strategies, worksheets, lesson plans, and activities to use with my ESL adult students in the Arlington County REEP program. Some of those ideas make use of technology in the classroom to create a fun, diverse, and creative environment for the learning process, which is what ED-554 is about.
Among the posts I have read and enjoyed, the one about teaching ESL students the academic language, in which the writer listed, by means of a clear and precise graphic organizer, all the language different elements teachers should cover in teaching the language. Another post I liked was the article that listed different suggestions and ideas to accommodate new ESL students, help them understand the different rules and regulations, get used to the new settings, and develop a sense of belonging to the new environment.
All in all, This blog is a treasure box full of useful, fun, and different ideas and materials for teaching English for ESL students.
I visit this blog on regular basis to update myself with the latest news for ESL teachers, such as ideas for differentiating teaching styles, accommodating the students' different learning styles, and using fun activities and techniques in delivering the lessons. I always find something fun and interesting in this blog about teaching English, among which, worksheets that help ESL students differentiate between similar words such as their/there/they're, it's/its, affect/effect, etc.. This blog helps me generate ideas, strategies, worksheets, lesson plans, and activities to use with my ESL adult students in the Arlington County REEP program. Some of those ideas make use of technology in the classroom to create a fun, diverse, and creative environment for the learning process, which is what ED-554 is about.
Among the posts I have read and enjoyed, the one about teaching ESL students the academic language, in which the writer listed, by means of a clear and precise graphic organizer, all the language different elements teachers should cover in teaching the language. Another post I liked was the article that listed different suggestions and ideas to accommodate new ESL students, help them understand the different rules and regulations, get used to the new settings, and develop a sense of belonging to the new environment.
All in all, This blog is a treasure box full of useful, fun, and different ideas and materials for teaching English for ESL students.
Thank you for sharing these specific resources and ideas from the Fun to Teach ESL blog - sounds like a great resource! I will recommend this to ESL teachers in the future.
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