Listening

A two-page 5th-grade ESL fluency and comprehension resource featuring an engaging informational passage about elephant infrasonic communication. Page 1 delivers line-numbered reading with running word counts, vocabulary scaffolding, and a three-step repeated reading tracker for accuracy, rate, and expression. Page 2 provides phrasing and prosody drills, text-dependent comprehension questions, ESL sentence frames, and a student self-assessment rubric.

An 8-session Tier 2 intervention program designed to help 5th-grade students master essential reading comprehension strategies like main idea, inferences, and text structure to succeed on state assessments.

A 10th-grade ESL sequence focused on advanced listening skills. Students learn to detect bias, analyze tone, identify rhetorical devices, and infer speaker relationships through various audio sources like news, speeches, and podcasts.

This advanced ESL sequence focuses on mastering natural, unscripted English. Students move beyond textbook grammar to analyze connected speech, regional dialects, and the subtle subtext of authentic media like podcasts and interviews.

A 5-lesson sequence for 12th-grade ESL students focused on interpreting tone, intent, and implicit meaning in professional settings like job interviews and negotiations.

A 5-lesson sequence for graduate students to master idiomatic language, phrasal verbs, and cultural nuances in professional and academic networking environments. Students move from decoding literal meaning to applying figurative language in a high-stakes networking simulation.

This sequence teaches 5th-grade ESL students how to navigate informational texts efficiently using skimming and scanning strategies. Students will move from understanding the big picture to locating specific keywords and using text features to answer test-style questions under time pressure.

A high-engagement oral discourse lesson designed for pairs of English learners to overcome speaking apprehension through an interactive information-gap mystery. Students take on complementary detective roles to exchange exclusive clues, build spoken arguments using discourse frames, and identify the cafeteria culprit.

A high-energy, 30-minute game-based lesson designed for Long-Term English Learners to sharpen listening, speaking, and writing skills for the ELPAC test. Students practice active listening and clear communication through a competitive 'whisper relay' format.

A comprehensive 8-week English Language Development bundle centered on community engagement and civic voice, featuring tiered scaffolds across Entering, Expanding, and Transitioning proficiency levels. Includes two sessions per week with explicit four-domain language targets, differentiated student worksheets, and teacher assessment frameworks.

An ESL-supportive listening comprehension lesson focused on identifying the main idea, key details, and implied meaning in conversations about changing plans. Features visual vocabulary cards, a structured three-pass listening routine, and sentence frames for inference.

A 4th-grade lesson that transforms students into 'Inference Investigators,' teaching them to use textual and visual clues along with prior knowledge to draw conclusions and 'read between the lines.'

A 60-minute interactive lesson for 13-14 year old English language learners focused on climate change vocabulary, civic engagement, and collaborative problem-solving. Students explore causes, effects, and solutions through reading, role-play, and creative projects.