Language Functions Resources (wiki post)

Topic	Name	Website or Activity	Description	How this supports Language acquisition
Phonemics	Melissa Stanton	http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Phonemic_Awareness_Activities	Provides many links to activities and lesson plans for practicing phonemic awareness	The site provides sequenced and supplemental activities for ELL students to practice phonemic awareness and improve language proficiency.
Phonics	Melissa Stanton	http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Phonological_Awareness_Activities	Provides many links to activities and lesson plans for practicing phonological awareness (phonics)	“It teaches students to identify and manipulate the sounds in spoken words” (freereading.net, 2009).
Phonics	Melissa Stanton	http://bogglesworldesl.com/phonics_monsters.htm	Provides an explanation of phonics, teaching tips as well as games and activities that pertain to phonics	“This resource has been divided so that it follows a more logical progression that allows for easier game play” so students can have fun while practicing phonics skills (phonicsmonsters.com, 2007)
Morphology	Melissa Stanton	http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Prefixes_and_Suffixes_Activities	Provides students with activities and exercises that help build awareness of the most common prefixes and suffixes	The activities are categorized into three sections: introduce, reintroduce, and mastery.  Each level allows students to learn, practice, and expand their knowledge of morphology in the English language.
Semantics	Melissa Stanton	http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Vocabulary_Activities	Provides students with links to extension activities and games that help introduce, reinforce, and master word meanings in context	The activities and games allow students to listen to a read-aloud of a passage where they will identify word meanings, use graphic organizers to refine their understanding of the word, and expand their vocabulary knowledge by playing games that reinforce the skill
Syntax	Melissa Stanton	http://esl.fis.edu/learners/advice/syntax.htm	Provides an introduction to syntax in the English language and gives ample practice activities	The activities allow students to practice sentence structure skills and take a quiz at the end of the selection to assess their knowledge.
Syntax	Melissa Stanton	http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/grammar/Simplepresandprog.htm	Provides simple present and  present progressive  games and activities for ESL students	The games and activities allow ESL students to practice their syntactical skills. It gives focused practice, usage activities, and provides many examples.
Socio-linguistics	Melissa Stanton	http://www.carla.umn.edu/speechacts/compliments/lessonplan.html	Provides teachers with a lesson plan for teaching compliments to ELLs	“It helps students practice an important social strategy that allows for meaningful social interaction by assisting learners in expressing themselves better through speech act sets” (CARLA, 2009).
Socio-linguistics	Melissa Stanton	http://www.eslpartyland.com/esl-conversation-question	Provides teachers with ESL “conversation practice” lessons	It helps students practice their conversational skills so that they can “converse meaningfully in English” (eslpartyland.com, 2011).
Pragmatics	Melissa Stanton	http://www.speakingofspeech.com/Social_Skills_Pragmatics.html	Provides teachers with many lesson plans and activities that teach students pragmatic and social skills	Students are able to work on interactive lessons that teach important social communication and behavior skills.

Response to Language Comparison Presentation

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Thank you for taking the time to view my Language Comparison Presentation.  As many of you noted, I found that as I viewed other Spanish/English presentations that the data showed many of the same errors.  This is very valuable information because it makes us aware, as future or current ESL teachers, of the common errors that occur with Spanish speaking students.  These are errors that can be focused on in mini-lessons and in daily instructional practice.

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