-----GENERAL RESEARCH and THEORY-----

- The idea that the most effective way to teach students is to give them problems to solve, with only minimal guidance i.e., experiential or discovery learning is a popular teaching method, but fails because the way human memory functions. Why Minimal Guidance or Experiential Learning Does Not Work

- Teaching English - Techniques, Resources, Certificates, Methods. TESOL Teaching English resources for ESL/EFL classes. esl.about.com/od/teachingenglish/

- Teaching Multilevel Adult ESL classes. Choose and organize content for multilevel ESL classes. ERIC Digest article. www.ericdigests.org/1996-1/adult.htm

- Multiple Intelligences: Theory and Practice in Adult ESL. A National Center for ESL Literacy Education article outlining the Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory and how it has been applied to teaching ESL. Inventory included. www.cal.org/ncle/DIGESTS/MI.htm

- The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL). Research and Information. www.cal.org

- National Institute for Litearcy (NIFL). National support system for literacy. www.novel.nifl.gov/

The Secret of School Success: "Self-Regulation" and Discipline. The Secret of School Success

- Is Spelling an Important Component in ESL Instruction? Not really! Spelling in ESL Instruction

-----ADULT LITERACY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES-----

- The Verizon Literacy Campus is a great resource for information about the literacy challenges that millions in this country face and your resource for free online courses that help prepare you for an active role in adult and family literacy programs. www.literacycampus.org/course/index.asp

- Instructor planning guide and assessment: Planning Adult Ed Instruction

- Colorado Department of Education (CDE). CDE serves the preK-12 public education, adult education and family literacy, and library communities of Colorado. A resource for a variety of education information. www.cde.state.co.us

- Literacyworks. Literacy resources for individuals with low-level literacy skills. www.literacyworks.org

- EFL/ESL Teaching Techniques. Handy teaching techniques for English grammar, conversation, listening and culture. iteslj.org/Techniques/

- The Splendid Web. An online curriculum bank aligned with ESOL conten standards - VERY GOOD. www.members.aol.com/eslKathy/esl.htm

- Activities and Exercises for ESL Students/Linguistic Funland! ESL instructors can surf this site for a wide range of "stuff" for their students to do. Several links to international ESL sites. www.tesol.net/teslact.html

- TESL: Lessons. Over 10,000 teacher resource links. Several civics readings, including American holidays and history. iteslj.org/links/TESL/Lessons

- ESL Lessons on the Web. Five complete ESL lesson plans and links to many, many more. www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson224.shtml

- GED Writing Prep. General Educational Development Testing Service: www.acenet.edu/clll/ged/sampQ-writing2.cfm

- GED Writing Prep. Northwest Lincs: www.nwlincs.org/NWLINCSWEB/gedclass.htm

- College Writing Prep. The Writing Center at University of North Carloina-Chapel Hill: www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/

- Writing Prep. The National Council of Teachers of English: www.ncte.org/profdev/online/ideas

-----LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES-----

- Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy. Great stories for lower level learners. Some topics include "Emergency" and "A Doctor's Appointment", among others. Example discussion questions are provided. www.cal.org/ncle/health/

- Low Level Activities for Adult ESL. Easy to use activities for the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Can be adapted for the more advanced learner. www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/low.pdf

- Adult ESOL Lesson Plans. ESL Lesson plans organized by student SPL, from pre-literacy to advanced. www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/adultesol/high.html

- English Language, Civics and Citizenship Teacher's Toolbox. Twenty downloadable civics lessons designed to teach students English and educated them about their civic responsibilities and rights. www.caaelii.org/teachers_toolbox.htm

- One Stop English. Frequently updated site offering ESL lessons catagorized by level, topic and language skill. onestopenglish.com

-----TECHNOLOGY-BASED ACTIVITIES----- (Internet and software resources where students can work independently)

- John Horbacz out of Colorado Springs District 11, has produced some excellent computer-based interactive lessons developed with the Hot Potatoes software (which other non-profit programs can do as well for free). The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Feel free to use this link for many of his activities: www.johnmh.com/caepa/links.htm

- Harnessing Technology to Serve Adult Literacy. Comprehensive resource for ABE, GED, ESL, & ESOL lesson plans for integrating technology in adult literacy. www.alri.org/harness.html

- ESL Center www.members.aol.com/eslKathy/esl.htm This site offers fun material for ESL students working under teacher supervision. Classes can use the site to work on pronunciation, conversation , grammar and vocabulary.

- Activities for ESL students. Quizzes, exercises and puzzles that students can do in various levels of difficulty. a4esl.org

- ESL Blues. Virtual Grammar and language skill worksheets and quizzes for pre to high intermediate ESL students. www.collegeem.qc.ca/cemdept./anglais/trouindx.htm