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Office of Instruction for English Language Learners

Advisement on Communicating with Limited English Parents added 05/11/04

TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links added 04/05/04

http://iteslj.org/links/

This site offers nearly 10,000 links separated by topic area and for audience (one for ELLs and one for the teachers of ESL), where you may browse link after link to your delight. Called TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links, this is a free site maintained by the Internet TESL Journal.

The English Language Learner KnowledgeBase: added 02/03/04

http://www.helpforschools.com/ELLKBase/index.shtml

The English Language Learner (ELL) KnowledgeBase is an online resource supporing educators in serving ELLs. It brings together theory and practice that the site suggests does meet requirements of both the Office for Civil Rights and Title III under No Child Left Behind.

Maine Fire Safety Video for Newcomers

The City of Portland Fire Department has produced a fire safety film. It covers topics such as fire and life safety issues --what the fire service calls EDITH. (Exit Drills In The Home). It describes a plan for families on fire safety. The film is available in the 12 most prominent languages spoken in Maine accessible on DVD as well as VHS. The languages are English, Arabic ,Cantonese, Dinka, French, Khmer, Nuer, Russian, Serbo Croation, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese.

The film depicts firefighters as being friendly people that serve to protect the citizens of their community. Since many immigrants and refugees were politically oppressed in their home land, it is important that we make them feel that they are safe in our communities and that the government of their community protects them.

The price for the DVD is $50 dollars for all 12 languages plus shipping and handling, The VHS format is $20 a language plus shipping and handling. This film is one of a kind, no other fire department or national organization has produced a safety video in as many languages.

If interested, contact John Beatty, Fire and Life Safety Educator III, Portland Fire Department, 380 Congress Street.
Portland, Maine 04101, 207-874-8409.

More Free ESL Help on the Web!

ESL go.com is a free English web site for learning or teaching English as a second language. The site offers classroom resources, quizzes, free online classes, forums, and ESL links. Some of the resources posted include an oral assessment rubric and guide and a list of free online business classes.

To view the Web site, visit: http://www.eslgo.com/

To view the oral assessment rubric, visit: http://www.eslgo.com/resources/sa/oral_evaluation.html

To view the guide to the rubric, visit: http://www.eslgo.com/resources/sa/oral_test.html

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