ESL Tutor Resources

Highlights

EL/Civics

"What's Next?" Literacy Games from Otan. Adobe Flash is required to play this Jeopardy-like game. Earn points for correct answers, bonus questions and more. Pause the timer by pressing the keyboard spacebar.

Success in School: how to navigate higher education
Job Preparation: explore the process of finding work

Learning Standards

Standards-Based Lesson Example: Read with Understanding, ESL Level 6. In this lesson your student(s) will learn to read newspaper articles with greater understanding.
Lesson Example for ESL Level 6...

Career Awareness for Adult ESL Students

Help students understand how college can increase employment opportunities and income level. Lessons include how to self-identify marketable skills, set goals, navigate employment and educational systems, and overcome barriers.

Washington State Adult Learning Standards

State standards for Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. Offers a selection of templates, training tools, and standards-based lesson examples.

*Our Washington State Learning Standards are based on Equipped for the Future (EFF), a national initiative which stressed the importance of teaching to a student’s purposes, goals, needs, and interests.

Notebook: Resources for the Adult Educator

Ideas for teaching reading, writing, listening, speaking, numeracy, and practical application as making a budget. Also included: an inspirational story about a learner and instructor.

Equipped for the Future (EFF) Toolkit

Standards-based example lessons and tools focused on what students should know and be able to do.

Literacy Now

Free, downloadable materials for all levels, including practice tests, online resources, and much more!

Focus on Basics

Quarterly newsletter filled with ESL topics, best teaching practices, and current research.

News For You

A weekly newspaper for adult ESL students, written for all different levels. Teacher’s guide included.

Outreach & Technical Assistance Network

You do have to register, but it's free and you can get access to ESL Lesson plans, activities, and websites to use with students.Look for "Teaching Tools and Resources."

Lesson Planning

ESL Flow multiple topics for all levels

Lesson Planning an excellent lesson-planning guide

Teaching Pronunciation review research on how adults learn English pronunciation and get tips on ways to teach pronunciation more effectively. For advanced students.

Local Resources

Talk Time informal conversation

International Community Health Services Health education materials for immigrants and refugees

Writing

Writing Practice handwriting worksheets and more

Online Magazine English Learners A fun website using pictures and short texts for all levels. Past issues accessible.

Grammar

Teaching Grammar Grammar worksheets for all levels

Listening for Students

USA Learns learn English. For advanced students.

ESL Cyber Listening Lab Listen to Everyday Conversations with Adult and Children's Voices

365 ESL Short Stories short readings

Community Awareness

Welcome to the U.S.A. essential government resources and information

Picture Stories for ESL Health Literacy Cartoon characters with very short stories. Useful for beginner and low-literacy, but adaptable for different levels. From CAELA (Center for Adult English Language Acquisition).

Online news simplified, but still intermediate+, provides current events to read and write about

Math & Science

Instructor Web worksheets, lessons, and lesson plans for math, science and basic skills

Khan Academy library of online videos covering K-12 math, science topics, finance and history