Bow Valley College has produced wonderful free literacy readers at seven different levels of increasing difficulty, A – G. There are 40 themed readers in all, covering a range of relevant topics and themes of high interest to immigrant learners. These readers are available in two formats: written and audio at https://globalaccess.bowvalleycollege.ca/esl-literacy-readers.
Continue reading Blame Canada for these Excellent ESL Literacy Readers
The last decade in the adult literacy field has been one challenge after another. The latest is the new TABE 11/12 (coming to New York State in July 2019). If you are an ELA teacher, you probably know by now that the TABE 11/12 has more than double the amount of reading as the 9/10, with more than twice the testing time, and new, much more complex question types.
Continue reading Commonlit.org: Uncommonly HelpfulThe 10 Introductory CareerKit Lessons for ESOL Beginning and Low Intermediate level students – adapted from NYSED/CUNY CareerKit Fundamentals Unit 1 – have level-appropriate information about the various sectors along with robust language practice. Students work on vocabulary development, work-related dialogues, reading comprehension, and question formation. Each lesson provides 6 hours of instruction. Teaching all 10 lessons gives a teacher the chance to provide up 60 hours of instruction . You’ll find all 10 lessons in Google Docs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KA2CLCUVn7GU3zd0CvmuFzvIhPSSeTOg?usp=sharing
My Undocumented Life: Up-To-Date Information & Resources for Undocumented Immigrants is a web site created by Carolina, a former undocumented immigrant who faced the struggles of navigating the American educational system. Its main mission is to provide tools, information and resources to undocumented immigrants who are interested in pursuing an academic degree. Continue reading Valuable Resources and Support for Undocumented Students
In 2018, the Emmy-winning ESOL/Civics series, We Are New York, was rebranded with new name, new website, and seven new episodes, known collectively as Season 2 of We Speak NYC. The 10 original We Are New York episodes became known from that time forward as We Speak NYC Season 1.
Each of the Season 2 characters brings their life experience to the We Speak NYC stories, making them as wholly relatable and endearing as the Season 1 characters we know and love.
The episode topics of Season 2 are food insecurity, job-seeking skills, worker rights, elder care, free legal aid, early childhood education, and mental health.
Watch the Season 2 trailer: