Links

Links
Below you will find a list of 12 useful links that support the teaching of Math to ESL students.

ESL Vocabulary Instruction This link is a video of a math teacher using an activity that allows students to interact with their peers as well as practice content vocabulary.

English Language Learners and Technology The above link is an article that describes best practices for integrating technology into the ESL classroom. The article also describes great strategies to use for effective teaching with English Language Learners.

This is an article that discusses the importance of teachers developing computer-assisted language learning (CALL) materials to support ELL students in the classroom. Specifically, the article focuses on the use of podcast and how it can be integrated into the classroom to enhance student learning.

Strategies to Support ESL Students in Math This link will take the viewer to a website that discusses useful strategies teachers can use to help ELL students develop math concepts while learning English.This website also provides useful articles that are related to teaching math concepts and the English language to ELL students.

ELLs Learning Math Vocabulary This website allow students to practice math vocabulary by providing the student with pictures, examples, and videos of the vocabulary word. This is a useful tool to use in the classroom because students are able to visualize the vocabulary word. The website also provides audio. If the student can not read the information that is displayed on the page, the website will read the text.

Practicing Math Skills This website is used to help ELL students develop basic math skills. Students can play games to improve their math skills interactively or create flashcards of their own to study basic skills. Students can also print worksheets to practice offline or input homework problems to check their homework. This is a great site to use with ELL students because it gives them access to the academic support they need after school.

Telling Time in English This youtube video helps teach ELLs how to tell time in English. This could be used in conjunction with teacher-directed instruction.

This PDF explains to teachers how to approach and teach solving word problems for ESL students. In this file, the author presents a sample lesson (in 2nd grade), providing readers with the dialogue that was used throughout the lesson. Educators are able to learn how to teach and incorporate into the Math classroom.

ESL Kids Website This website is a great resource for teachers and is accessible to students. This comprehensive website provides users with flash cards, worksheets, videos, games, etc. to enhance the learning of English in a variety of settings.

Kids Games This website is a great site for teachers to use as a center, or for students to use at home. This site provides users with a variety of games (math, vocabulary, and alphabet games). The math games focus a lot on fact practice and problem-solving. This website also allows teachers to create class web pages for vocabulary games, so that teachers can create games to meet their own needs.

Teaching Strategies in Math This article provides educators with teaching strategies in Math for ESL students. The article lists 17 practical teaching strategies that integrate English within the Math content. In addition, classroom management strategies that increase Math comprehension are also discussed.

A-plus Math This site can surely be utilized in the ESL Math classroom. Users are able to create and print their own set of flash cards and worksheets. In addition, this site has a "Homework Helper" feature where students are able to input homework problems and the computer verifies their solutions. This site also contains various Math games.