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TPRS RESOURCES

TPRS-FRIENDLY RESOURCES

Sosnowski Language Resources: Large selection of books in all languages
World of Reading: Large selection of books and sofwareFolk tales, fairy tales, myths and fables-short versions for retelling (ideal for TPRS) http://collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/tales.html
Articles by Krashen, McQuillan, Tse adn Elley
Articles by Dr. Stephen Krashen
Excerpts form an excellent article by Fred Genesee about
language acquistion by children.
8 Intelligences and TPRS
Reading Resources:
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/ld/ld.html
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Lists of important books for young people, especially in Spanish
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLA/outreach_americas.html
His French Comes out Greek
Kathy Glidden's site has endless links for Spanish teachers (and students), many links for other languages.
www.anacleta.homestead.com
Comics and Graphic Novels, including Picasso Woman (in Spanish)

RESOURCES FOR SPANISH TEACHERS

Jokes in Spanish
Games and songs in Spanish
http://www.hevanet.com/dshivers/juegos/index.html
Educational website in Spanish: http://www.salonhogar.com/
CENTRO BARAHONA PARA EL ESTUDIO DE LIBROS INFANTILES
http://www.csusm.edu/csb/
search engine to locate appropriate books in Spanish or English
title, age or grade, country, author, and theme categories
Wide variety of links, including some stories, for Spanish
http://www.myhq.com/public/v/a/vanderwerken/
Kathy Glidden's site has endless links for Spanish teachers (and students), many links for other languages. www.anacleta.homestead.com
Spanish-language site
www.chicos.net.ar
A list of Spanish-speaking singers with links to some of their songs and suggested activities to accompany them. elenet.org/canciones

RESOURCES FOR ESL / BLE TEACHERS

New From TESOL Publications: Teaching English From a Global Perspective
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=326&DID=4372
Materials and tips for Teaching ESL and Bilingual Education , Schools that offer a degree, certification, or endorsement in teaching ESL or Bilingual Education, and Organizations that are related to or affiliated with Illinois TESOL-BE.
ESL Lessons, games, activities

RESOURCES FOR FRENCH TEACHERS

Activities for French classrooms--varied and interesting resource
http://pages.infinit.net/jaser2/
French site with many options, designed for francophone children
www.mome.net
French songs from La chanson en cours de FLE
Digital resource for 4th-5th Grade: Bonjour les amis

FL TEACHING RESOURCES

Language Help:
http://www.cal.org/yol/activities
The Foreign Language Teacher's Guide to Learning Disabilities
Subject: Printable picture cards on Various topics
http://www.do2learn.com/picturecards/printcards/index.htm
Article 25: Archived Second Language Proficiency Exams in New York
Source: EMSC-New York
From http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa
Looking for practice assessments or samples? The state of New York has downloadable versions of previous years' Regents Exams for French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish.
The tests can be accessed at http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/slpexams.html
Foreign language learning and brain research-from the University of Idaho
http://ivc.uidaho.edu/flbrain/
Site for young learners in several languages. Once a language is chosen, everything that follows is in the target language.
www.boowakwala.com
Actual pictures of passport covers from around the world:
http://www.national-anthems.net/index.html
Resource for wide variety of information and masters, including many pages for Spanish. Free, but site requests support, if possible. Note especially art coloring pages and links to art from around the world.www.enchantedlearning.com

GENERAL TEACHING RESOURCES

Here is a website on the African influence in the Americas.
http://members.aol.com/carltred/AfricanPresence.htm
Teacher's Discovery (800) 832-2437 (800-TEACHER)-- Many resources for teachers of all languages
www.teachersdiscovery.com
Learning scenario from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory-lots of good links
http://collaboratory.nunet.net/nssd112/oakterrace/imc/tales.html