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This collection compiled by The ILC Public Education Institute provides lessons, webinars, blogs and more for teachers of English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), English learner (EL) and multilingual learner (ML) students.

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English for Beginners

Series of English lesson videos for adult ESOL students

Research on English Learners

Research, policy recommendations and commentary on the needs of ELs, as well as their strengths and untapped potential

Minnesota Literacy Council Educator Resources

Lessons, toolkits, tips, activities and more for ESL and ABE

VOA Learning English

Multimedia source of leveled news and information for millions of English learners worldwide

USAHello

Free online center for information and education for refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants and welcoming communities

English52

Free video lessons and activities to learn English from beginner to advanced

American English Videos

Videos for teachers and learners of American English language and culture

American English Learning Resources

Resource center for American English, including free textbook PDFs, webinars, distance learning, and more resources

Hello English

App for learning English that is especially popular in Asia

SayHi

Free app to facilitate conversations. Supports over 101 languages and dialects. Useful for communicating with ML students and families.

ELL Shifting to an Asset-Based Paradigm

This issue of Voices in Urban Education focuses on English language learners as bicultural, bilingual leaders of the future

Adult Educator Resources

Lesson plans, videos, apps, conference presentations and professional development resources for adult educators

Immigrant Connections Online Professional Development

Webinars and self-paced courses about family engagement, cultivating leadership among immigrant parents, supporting unaccompanied minors and more

Colorin Colorado

A bilingual English/Spanish site for educators and families of English language learners

ELL Policy and Research

Overview of laws and guidelines related to the education of English language learners at the federal, state and local level

ESL Fast

ESOL activities and worksheets with leveled texts and audio resources

Breaking News English

News articles edited to be accessible to all levels of English learners; includes activities