Annotated+Bibliography+Fall+2011

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Ehrenreich, B. (2001). //Nickel and dimed: On (not) getting by in America//. New York: Henry Holt and Company.

In this book of nonfiction based on the journalist's experiential research, Ehrenreich attempts to ascertain whether it is currently possible for an individual to live on a minimum-wage in America. Taking jobs as a waitress, a maid in a cleaning service, and a Wal-Mart sales employee, the author summarizes and reflects on her work, her relationships with fellow workers, and her financial struggles in each situation.

An experienced journalist, Ehrenreich is aware of the limitations of her experiment and the ethical implications of her experiential research tactics and reflects on these issues in the text. The author is forthcoming about her methods and supplements her experiences with scholarly research on her places of employment, the economy, and the rising cost of living in America. Ehrenreich’s project is timely, descriptive, and well-researched.


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__Annotated Bibliography of Web Resources__

 * Center for Applied Linguistics (n.d.). //CAL digests.// Retrieved from http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/index.html **

This website provides a comprehensive collection of digests on subjects pertinent to language learning. These subjects include such topics as the cultural orientation of refugees, insight into multilingual education from indigenous communities, parental concerns about bilingual education, and on overview of integrated content and language learning. Archived digests are also available from 1987 to 1982.

The resources on this website are well organized and and can be searched by date, topic, title or author. The digests give a synthesis of research available on the topics they cover and provide reference lists that can be used to find additional information. (Sterling Lee)

**EnglishSpace (1999). //World ORT: Educating for Life.// Retrieved from http://www.englishspace.ort.org/launchpad/logon.asp**

This website offers free English language instruction, and it can be used to teach an English course on the Internet. Teachers can use this website in class as supplemental English language practice or they can have students access it from home. The website is recommended for children ages 11-16; however, ELL of any age can access the website and benefit from its instruction. When you join EnglishSpace you become part of a global community of English language students and teachers. As a student, you can find friends across the world and work with them in EnglishSpace. As a teacher, you can organise groups of students, monitor their progress through the course and provide feedback to the group and individual learners. There are many resources on this webpage including puzzles, games, exercises and projects specifically designed for English language learners. It is helpful to the educator as well, offering curriculum guides. This website will help any teacher build up curriculum. (Ansley)


 * Sperling, D. (2011). Dave Sperling presents the one and only Dave’s ESL café the internet meeting place for ESL + EFL teachers + students from around the world!. Retrieved from: [|http://www.eslcafe.com] **

Dave’s cafe is a website with multiple and useful information for teachers of ESL and EFL as well as students from all over the world. Teachers can apply to ESL and EFL jobs positions internationally using the website to post their resumes. There are a wide range of forums that teachers can participate where information is shared in multiple topics from activities and games, business English to computer assisted language learning.

Students navigating this website will find an array of useful links that support English learning. There are various topics to choose from as idioms, phrasal verbs, pronunciation, slang, and so on. There are also student forums available. Students can also listen to Dave’s podcasts dealing with the English language. (Ingrid Blum)


 * Starfall (2011). Starfall.com where children have fun learning to read!. Retrieved from www.starfall.com **

This is a web resource for teaching children to read with a systematic phonics approach. The website is geared towards students K-2, special education, and ELLs. All activities and materials in Starfall are designed to target phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and motivation.

Starfall provides students with a innovative and fun way to learn phonics. Songs, animated books, interactive activities, and online printouts create an environment where children feel motivated to learn. They are different level of activities in which children progress as they learn the speech sounds. Starfall is a free public service that can be accessed in school as well as home. (Ingrid Blum)

**ESL Galaxy (2011). //ESL Lesson Plans, Materials, & Activities.// Retrieved from http://www.esl-galaxy.com.**

This website provides resources for ESOL teachers. Some of the resources provided are free, printable worksheets as well as lesson plans and interactive games to play with ESOL students. It is an easy to use and navigate website and is really helpful to all ESOL teachers, especially newer teachers.

The best part of the website is the amount of worksheets that are offered for free. Over 2,000 worksheets are offered on the website and gives the teacher an easy resource to find a few worksheets to include in his/her lesson plans. Also the example lesson plans are great to give teachers new ideas on different ways to teach. (Brandon Davis)


 * //Esl gold//. (2010, Febr 15). Retrieved from http://www.eslgold.com **

This website provides hundreds of pages of free information and resources for both teachers and students. Materials are organized by skill and level for quick and easy access. All of the printable resources are free, and very organized. It is really helpful to not only all ESOL teachers, but also it is an easy to use and explore the website to students and parents. The website includes speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, business, pronunciation, TOEFL/TOEIC, and idioms. These are very good materials for English language learners at all language proficiency levels and all age groups. (Jinny Kim) **[More details please.]**


 * The Educational Alliance at Brown University (2006). //Teaching Diverse Learners: Equity and Excellence for All//. Retrieved from http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/index.shtml **

The website provides resources for teachers to work effectively and equitably with English Language Learners. It includes publications, educational materials, and works of experts in the field, which promote high achievement for ELLs. The site is catered to educators of the ELL community.

The website includes resources for elementary literacy; teaching and learning strategies; assessment; policy; and families and communities, which all are supported with current research. Additional Educational Alliance publications are linked to the website to keep educators current in the research for ELLs. (Alexander Tai)


 * Elovivo.com (2011). Elovivo: Defining Language Learning. Retrieved from www.elovivo.com. **

Elovivo.com is an interesting website with fun, interactive ways to learn languages. There is a dictionary search, language exchange and games to learn new vocabulary. It gives vocabulary words, their definition, ways to pronounce them and how to use them in sentences. It is a great resource for English language learners to broaden their vocabulary and learn proper pronunciation. It also lists the same word in many other languages. There are also online quizzes to test your knowledge of the new words or phrases. It is an interactive and useful website for any language learner. (Melanie Kimura) **[More details please.]**


 * Harvard Family Research Project. (n.d.) //Family involvement.// Retrieved from http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement **

This website is a hub for information on how to involve families in children’s learning. The website offers up-to-date current research on the effectiveness and best practices for family involvement, teacher training resources, information on policy surrounding the issue, and a list of completed and ongoing projects focussing on family involvement. One of these projects includes the Family Involvement Storybook Project, which provides tools to support the use of children's storybooks, to promote family involvement. The website also provides a link to the Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE), a network in which members share ideas and insights on how to best create an environment that fosters collaboration between schools, families and communities.

The website is organized into different sections including: policy engagement, information on FINE, resources specific to early childhood education, publications and resources, projects, and staff. The information provided on this website is expansive, research-based and applicable, with the section on projects providing particularly useful examples of how family involvement projects can be implemented. One drawback of this website is that because it is so expansive, it takes time to navigate all of the available resources (Sterling Lee).

**The Internet TESL Journal (2011). //Activities for ESL Students.//Retrieved from http://a4esl.org**

This website has a large collection of activities for ESL students including quizzes, crossword puzzles, podcasts, and You Tube videos to help ELLs learn English efficiently and creatively. There are over one thousand activities to help students study English. This website is a project of The Internet TESL Journal and has contributions by many teachers. In fact, new activities and quizzes are added regularly by teachers throughout the world. From the main page of the website, students can access all the main sub-menus of the site. Both the vocabulary quizzes and the grammar quizzes are sorted into six levels from easy to difficult.

What is unique about that site is that it is divided in two sections: //English only Activities// and //Bilingual Quizzes.// The bilingual quizzes represent forty nine languages. By taking the quizzes, students can review the same vocabulary multiple times without becoming bored since each time a quiz is taken the questions would be different. In the //English only// section, one can find crossword puzzles that cover a variety of subjects related to language learning. Another interesting feature is the //Daily Page for ELLs,// which changes every day and includes items such as //Quiz for the Day, Proverb of the Day,// and //Slang of the Day.// This website is very interactive and diverse and would be beneficial for ELLs. (Kremena Zaffuto)


 * Kelly, C. (2011). //Manythings.org: interesting things for esl students//. Retrieved from http://www.manythings.org/ **

This Website is for people studying ESL or EFL. There are quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, and a random sentence generator. They also provide a program that other computer assisted language learning activates, so ESL teacher can use this websites as a lesson. Even though the primary focus is for ESL, native English speakers may also find some interesting materials on this website. (Jinny Kim) **[More details please.]**


 * Lanternfish ESL (2007-2011). //Lanternfish:Jobs, Worksheets, and Flashcards for the ESL and TEFL Teacher.// Retrieved from http://bogglesworldesl.com **

Lanternfish contains printable teaching resources for language arts, TESOL, TEFL and ESL. It has crosswords, word searches, song sheets, creative writing lessons, phonics, lesson plans and many other activities. The most popular resource on Lanternfish are the flashcards. They are divided by topic (e.g., forest animals, seasons and days, etc.), and there are even flashcards in French and Spanish. There are several suggestions for games with the flashcards.

There are also numerable role-playing lessons, where students can practice being in the doctor's office, at the bank, at the grocery store and many other scenarios. Many of the lessons are interactive, which helps with attention, engagement and retention of the material. Overall, the website has a wealth of information and materials and it would be beneficial for ELLs and teachers alike. (Kremena Zaffuto)


 * Teachnology Inc. (1999-2011). //The Art and Science of Teaching with Technology//. Retrieved from http://www.teach-nology.com/ **

This website contains over 8,000 worksheets and 46,000 lesson plans. It is designed to help teachers of all subjects and ages from K-12. //Teachnology// contains different rubrics, teacher resources, and other tools; it even contains emergency lesson plans for teachers to give to subs if they are out for the day. The purpose of the website is to help busy teachers who may not have time to prepare worksheets and lesson plans each day. //Teachnology// provides an explanation of laws that will concern ELL students. It equips teachers with the information important for the community they are educating. The site proves helpful for any educator that will be teaching English Language learners in just about any content area. It includes teacher articles, teacher web sites, teacher newsletter, and teacher tips. (Ansley)

**WETA (2011). A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners. //¡Colorín Colorado!: Helping children read …and succeed!.// Retrieved from http://www.colorincolorado.org/**

This website provides resources in Spanish and English regarding many topics in regards of English Language Learners for educators, administrators, librarians, and families. The website is extensive in providing resources and strategies for creating a culture of high expectations for ELLs to engaging ELL families into the education.

The site provides bilingual resources in creating a positive reading environment for ELLs with activities, webcasts, multimedia, and more in creating equity in access for education. It provides general information on education policies such as NCLB, AYP, IDEA, and more for parents to have an understanding of what these policies offer ELLs. (Alexander Tai)


 * Linguistlist (2011). International Linguistics Community. Retrieved from http://linguistlist.org/ **

Linguistlist.org is a resource for all things linguistics. It was created as an online linguistics community where people from all over the world can contribute quality resources. While the website is not directly related to ELL's as many of the others are, it could still be quite useful to inform our work as teachers. It includes but is not limited to research, journals, books, blogs and even linguistics software. (Andrew Salsberry) **[More details please.]**

National Writing Project (2011). Resources for Educators of English Language Learners. Retrieved from []

This website has a wide array of pedagogy and instruction in the classroom. It gives suggestions for books and materials to use in an ESOL classroom and how to incorporate easy to learn writing strategies. The main focus of the website is to give useful tips on how to prepare students for standardized testing. There are numerous resources to help engage students in test taking strategies to achieve there best outcomes. This website also focuses on how to get the family involved in the English learning process. It engages all parties and presses the importance of having teachers, administration, students, and parents involved in a child's learning. Many of the questions I would have as an ESOL teacher of how to best engage students and be most effective, are answered on this website. (Wesley Anderson)

NCTE (2011). English Language Learners. Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org/ell

This website provides actual lesson plans that have been proven effective in the classroom. I like their Readthinkwrite approach to instruction. They give interactive and hands on lessons that keep students focused through reading, games, writing, and engaging stories. NCTE provides schools with an opportunity to have trained consultants come in and address instructional methods. They also have virtual seminars in order to reach many teachers easily and address skills needed most to teach effectively. All the tools necessary for a successful school and classroom are provided on this site. (Wesley Anderson) **[What is here for English teachers & students?]**


 * Scholastic.com (2011). Scholastic: Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. Retrieved from www.scholastic.com. **

www.scholastic.com is a useful website where parents and teachers can go for inspiration and ideas. The website offers tips on how to engage children and motivate them to read and increase their literacy. They list "must read" books for children as well as offering online activities for various age groups. The website also offers online, bilingual books for ESOL students as well as books on the subject of ESOL such as, "I Hate English!" by Ellen Levine. There are also many resources, ideas for lesson plans, tools and strategies that teachers can use for their classrooms. (Melanie Kimura)


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__**Additional/Non-Web Resources**__
Baecher, L. (2011). //Differentiated instruction for English language learners: strategies for the secondary English teacher.// Wisconsin English Journal, 53 (2). Retrieved from http://journals.library.wisc.edu/index.php/wej/article/viewFile/378/479.

This journal goes into detail about how to approach teaching English Language Learners (ELLs) and what strategies work best in instruction of ELLs. The article points out the importance of scaffolding student instruction to draw on the personal schema that students will have, as well as giving examples of ways to scaffold and provide instruction. This journal entry also gives tips on ways to accommodate students, whether it is through print modifications or through being sensitive and informed about their respective cultures. The journal gives an overview of everything needed to effectively instruct ELLs.

The best part of this journal entry is the detail that it goes into. It shows every area of instruction that one would need to learn how to effectively address the struggles of most ELL students. There is plenty of information on all topics and the best part of the journal entry is the amount of examples provided for ways to get students involved in a class discussion and ways to draw on students' individual schemas. (Brandon Davis)