English as a Second Language

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Reading 1

First Nations Legends & Stories According to ESL Level and Character Traits As Determined by Teacher in Collaboration with Students - a bibliography listing of sources of legends that are suitable for character development through the art of storytelling. In PDF format.

Archie Comics - Online samples of the various Archie Comics Publications. Daily Comics - access to the daily comic strips since December 2000; New Comics - one full length comic book; Past Comics - The complete versions of a large number of past issues of the various comics books produced by Archie Comics.

ESLnotes.com - The English Learner Movie Guides – Each individual guide is a detailed synopsis of a popular movie; plot, major characters, glossary of vocabulary and questions for ESL class discussion. Guides are available in PDF, HTML and WORD formats.

ELC Study Zone - Various reading exercises for learners at different skill levels: 200 Reading Exercises, 330 Reading Exercises; 410 Reading Exercises; Level 490 Materials; Level 570 Materials.

Nellie Edge Excellence in Kindergarten Literacy! — Black-line masters for making child-size little illustrated books.

The ESL Reading Index

• Reading and Mapping Strategies: strategies to use while reading to help understand and retain information.
• Types of Questions and Tests: help identifying which kind of questions comprehension tests will use.
• Reading Practice Exercises: traditional reading practice (main idea, details, inference, etc).
• ESL Reading Links: links to good online sources of authentic reading material.

Famous Quotes and Quotations at BrainyQuote - Browse quotations by topic, by the author's last name or by the type of author.