Thanks
to the students of ESOL 5,6 and 7,8 who carefully reviewed
and annotated the following websites. (Note: Five 
is
the best rating.)
Reading Activities
The Reading Matrix “This
site is good for reading exercises for all ESOL students. It contains reading
comprehension for beginners of ESOL and also
for students of ESOL 7,8 . You are also able to take quizzes after each reading. ”
P.K.
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Vocabulary Quizzes “ This website is for students who
just arrived in America. I think it will be really helpful. It shows
basic
vocabulary
and
when you click on the words, you can also take a quiz. In addition to quizzes,
they have other matching exercises. “
A.Z
ESL
Gold-Reading “ This is a great website for kids that
have trouble with comprehension.” D.
H.
Writing Activities
ESL
Gold-Writing “ This site is good for
writing activities because it teaches writing from the beginning level
to the advanced level. This
site gives detailed explanations of various types of writing such as
narration, description, etc. It also provides various writing links connecting
to grammar.” P.K.
Writing
Den-Tips for Writing “ When I first clicked
on this website, I thought the website was boring. However, after I clicked
on the links,
I found that it was very helpful for me. It offers writing as well as grammar
such as the parts of speech.”
A.Z
Speaking and Listening Activities
ESL
Online Listening Lab “ …helps you to hear and
practice the English pronunciation..” T.L
Online Tools to Help You
Internet
Picture Dictionary “If you just arrived
in the U.S., it is a very useful site.”
W.L
Homework Help Center “This website offers self study quizzes for ESL students. There are many activities offered such as preparation for TOEFL and there is an ESL study hall at the end. There are handouts and different resources.” N.H.
“ This
website would be helpful for all ESL levels because when you have homework
in biology and you need help, you open the website and click on science.
It will show all the categories of science and you can choose your topic.
If you don’t understand the vocabulary, you can also click on the
word and at the bottom of the page, you will find the definition and synonyms.
The only problem here is that there are no exercises or quizzes at the
end to test you.”
M. Y
Grammar Activities
ESL Gold-Grammar “ I
think this website is excellent for all ESOL students. When I went to ESL
Gold Grammar, it had level choices from low beginning to high intermediate.
On the other side it has choices on grammar, quizzes and learning strategies. ” Additionally,
it also offers ideas for teachers in choosing textbooks.”
D. M.
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