Resources for ESL Instructors

The following links and videos demonstrate many of the teaching strategies presented in the Literacy Forward ESL instructor training. The Literacy Coalition developed this training with Dr. Heide Spruck Wrigley, an international expert in education and adult ESL literacy.

The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas is committed to improving the quality of literacy instructors in our community. If you are a volunteer or staff ESL instructor and would like to attend an ESL instructor training, please call the Literacy Coalition at (512) 735-2536.

ESL Student Stories Videos

• Coming to America
• Learning English
• Work: Pathway to Prosperity & English Fluency

ESL Teaching/Learning Strategies Videos

• Activating Background Knowledge & Using Authentic Materials
• Line-up Activity & Peer-to-Peer Teaching
• Think-Pair-Share using Authentic Materials
• Think-Pair-Share II
• Problem-solving Scenarios
• Using Activity Centers
• Using Authentic Materials: Weather Map
• Word Sorts
•  Building Literacy with Emergent Readers

ESL Instructional Activities

• Community Building
• The U.S. and Immigration
• Trips and Travel

Informal Assessment Techniques

• Reading Demonstration
• Can Do List

Planning ESL Lessons

• ESL by Design Lesson Flow
• Sample Lesson I (Listening & Speaking Cycle)
• Sample Lesson II (Reading & Writing Cycle)
• Planning Lesson Forms
• Teaching/Learning Continuum Planning Analysis
• New! Lesson Planning for Life Skills

ESL by Design: Lesson Flow Videos (Listening & Speaking Cycle)

• Lesson Flow Video #1
• Lesson Flow Video #2
• Lesson Flow Video #3
• Lesson Flow Video #4
• Lesson Flow Video #5
• Lesson Flow Video #6
  

ESL by Design: Lesson Flow Videos (Reading & Writing Cycle)

• Lesson Flow Video #7
• Lesson Flow Video #8
• Lesson Flow Video #9
• Lesson Flow Video #10
• Lesson Flow Video #11
• Lesson Flow Video #12
  

Tips, Hints and Guides for ESL Instructors

• Tips for ESL Literacy Teachers