This document provides a summary of language learning technologies (LLTs) that can help K-12 teachers who are teaching English language learners (ELLs). It discusses how technology can provide quality input and interaction to help ELLs develop their English skills. It then provides numerous online resources and websites that teachers can use to incorporate LLTs into their ELL instruction, including websites for listening practice, reading materials, dictionaries, pronunciation tools, clip art, and multimedia books.

1. LANGUAGE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES FOR K-12 TEACHERS Alianza Cultural Uruguay-Estados Unidos Alina Gil 2009

2. K-12 teachers of ELLs (English Language Learners) have two main instructional goals: 1) to support their students' acquisition of English. 2) to support their students' mastery of academic content. Why should language teachers use LLTs?

3. How does technology provide quality input? Non-verbal input can be enhanced and increased more easily with technology. Comprehensibility of subject matter can be improved with the use of technology through enhanced contexts, according to the learner's proficiency level.

4. Providing context A great way to help ELLs develop reading skills through comprehending the main points of a text is to provide a concept map with visuals and key words of key points from a reading passage. http://cmap.ihmc.us/

5. Targeting verbal input to proficiency level Tutorials in language and content skills for ELLs at different levels of proficiency. Free websites such as Dave's ESL Cafe provide drills and activities for language development. http :// www.eslcafe.com /

6. How does technology provide quality interaction? Opportunities for ELLs to interact with others in meaningful ways: * team or pair computer-based activities * online communications * text messages

8. Resources & reference materials Thousands of free materials and resources are available on the Internet from education and resource agencies, such as the Annenberg Foundation: http://www.learner.org/index.html to lesson plan websites.

9. Resources & reference materials A good example of websites that provide authentic language for classroom activities is http://www.world-newspapers.com/ , which provides links to free online English newspapers and magazines from around the world. Sloop is a collection of sites relevant to English Language Teaching and Learning on the World-Wide Web http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/

10. Resources & reference materials A fun website that uses movie "trailers" as the basis of listening lessons is at: http://www.english-trailers.com/index.php You can find examples of ESL podcasts (down loadable audio or video files)at http://www.eslpod.com/website/index.php

11. Resources & reference materials Randall Listening Lab ( http://esl-lab.com/ ) offers a variety of listening tutorials and practice activities, categorized by Easy, Medium, and Difficult. The English Language Listening Lab Online website has a great variety of free listening games among over 1,000 listening activities ranging from interviews to songs: http://www.elllo.org/english/Games.htm

12. Resources & reference materials In Biography.com you will find information about famous people’s lives. http :// www.biography.com / This website is dedicated to the short story and to those interested in reading light prose. http :// www.classicshorts.com / index.shtml

13. Resources & reference materials Phonics Starter is a good resource for beginner English readers for teaching sound/symbol correspondences. It builds students' basic motor skills, phonemic awareness, initial letter writing and linking to illustrated vocabulary. http://www.englishraven. com/flashcardsalphabets. html

14. Resources & reference materials Teachers around the world use Starfall.com as a way to make the classroom more fun and inspire a love of reading and writing. http :// www.starfall.com /

15. Online Dictionaries There is a website that provides a complete list with descriptions of online dictionaries . The Free Dictionary is an example of a great online dictionary.

16. Picture Dictionaries Visual or picture dictionaries are useful for all ages, especially children. Seeing the picture with the word helps the learner remember its meaning. For a free Web-based picture dictionaries, see: http://www.pdictionary.com/

17. Pronunciation how j say.com is a free online Talking Dictionary of English Pronunciation http :// www.howjsay.com /

18. Pronunciation This site contains an animated library of the phonetic sounds of English as well as an articulatory diagram for each consonant and vowel. http :// www.uiowa.edu / ~acadtech / phonetics /#

19. Clip Art Clip Art enables students to understand the subject better and to learn new vocabulary. Free sources of clip art can be found at: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/index.htm http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/ http://www.clipartof.com/

20. Multimedia books Useful for developing top down reading comprehension strategies for all ages. A number of multimedia books are available online for free. An example of a free online storybook is One Little Rabbit: www.lil-fingers.com/lil-rabbit/by.html

21. Reading Mathematics Science Social Studies Writing Lesson Plans Worksheets Activities Clip Art and more! Top web sites for educators. Reranked every hour! http :// www.sitesforteachers.com / index.html

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