Resources for English Language Learners
Welcome! Here, you will find classroom resources for researchers, teachers, and teacher-educators to develop their professional knowledge around English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching and English language learners (ELL).
In multicultural societies it is essential for teachers to create a warm and welcoming environment for ESL students in their classrooms. This includes using ESL teaching methods that engage and educate both ELL and other students simultaneously. Finding the resources and learning the methods to help every student can be a challenge. Below are samples of some of the teaching methods, resources and tips that can help teachers better teach their classes. For more additional information and resources, please visit the OISE ESL infusion website.
To quickly access a specific theme listed below, simply click on the theme and you will be linked to that section of the bibliography.
Educational Psychology
Coelho, E. (2004). Adding English: A guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms. Toronto, ON : Pippin.
Doughty, C. (2003). The handbook of second language acquisition. Blackwell.
Johnson, M. (2004). A philosophy of second language acquisition. Yale University Press.
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Parrott, M. (2000). Grammar for English language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
Scovel, T. (2001). Learning new languages: A guide to second language acquisition. Meinle and Meinle.
Singleton, D. M. (2004). Language acquisition: The age factor. Multilingual Matters, Ltd.
VanPatten, B. (2003). From input to output: A teacher’s guide to second language acquisition. McGraw-Hill.
Walter, T. (1996). Amazing English: How-to handbook. Addison-Wesley.
School and Society
Beykont, Z.F. (Ed.). (2002). The power of culture: Teaching across language difference. Ambridge, MA : Harvard Education Publishing Group.
Coelho, E. (2004). Adding English: A guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms. Toronto, ON : Pippin.
Commons, B., Loffler, E., et al. (2001). Welcome to Toronto: A picture dictionary for newcomers. Toronto : TDSB.
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Commons, B., Loffler, E., et al. (2003). Let’s learn English for school: A picture dictionary for the Ontario curriculum grades 4 to 8. Toronto: TDSB.
Cummins, J. (2000). Language, power and pedagogy: Bilingual children in the crossfire. Toronto: Multilingual Matters Ltd. Chapter 3 Language proficiency in
academic contexts.
Grant, C. & Sleeter, C. (1998). Turning on learning: Five approaches for multicultural teaching plans for race, class, gender, and disability. Upper Saddle
river, NJ : Prentice Hall Inc.
Nieto, S. (2002). Language, culture, and teaching: Critical perspectives for a new century. Mahwah, NJL Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Parrott, M. (2000). Grammar for English language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
Smith, D.J. (2002). If the world were a village: A book about the world’s people. Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press Ltd.
Walqui, A. (2000). Access and engagement: Program design and instructional approaches for immigrant students in secondary school. McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics.
Resources for Teacher Education Seminar
Brownlie, F., Feniak, C. & McCarthy, V. (2000). Promoting success in your classroom: Instruction and assessment of ESL learners. Vancouver, BC: Collaboration Works.
Coelho, E. (2004). Adding English: A guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms. Toronto, ON: Pippin.
Commons, B., Loffler, E., et al. (2001). Welcome to Toronto: A picture dictionary for newcomers. Toronto: TDSB.
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Commons, B., Loffler, E., et al. (2003). Let’s learn English for school: A picture dictionary for the Ontario curriculum grades 4 to 8. Toronto: TDSB.
Lucas, T. (1997). Into, through, and beyond secondary school. McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics.
Meyers, M. (2001). In our classrooms: An educator’s guide to helping English language learners with the curriculum. Toronto: Mainstream Publications.
Parrott, M. (2000). Grammar for English language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
Smith, D.J. (2002) If the world were a village: A book about the world’s people. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press Ltd.
Walqui, A. (2000). Access and engagement: Program design and instructional approaches for immigrant students in secondary school. McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics.
Resource of Curriculum Instruction/Methodology Courses
Carrasquillo, A.L. & Roderiguez, V. (2002). Language minority students in the mainstream classroom (2nd edition). Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Claire, E. & Haynes, J. (1994). Classroom teacher’s ESL survival kit #1. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
Coelho, E. (2004). Adding English: A guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms. Toronto, ON: Pippin.
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Commons, B., Loffler, E., et al. (2001). Welcome to Toronto: A picture dictionary for newcomers. Toronto: TDSB.
Commons, B., Loffler, E., et al. (2003). Let’s learn English for school: A picture dictionary for the Ontario curriculum grades 4 to 8. Toronto: TDSB.
Echevarria, J. (1998). Sheltered content instruction: Teaching English-language learners with diverse abilities. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Echevarria, J., Vogt, M.E., & Short, D. (2000). The sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP). Allyn and Bacon.
Meyers, M. (2001). In our classrooms: An educator’s guide to helping English language learners with the curriculum. Toronto: Mainstream Publications.
Parrott, M. (2000). Grammar for English language teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.
Slatterly, M., & Willis, J. (2001). English for primary teachers: A handbook of activities and classroom language. Oxford: Oxford UP.
Smith, D.J. (2002). If the world were a village: A book about the world’s people. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press Ltd.