Bibliography of Resources for ESOL Teachers/Tutors, courtesy of Abby Tom
Submitted by donna on Thu, 10/06/2005 - 12:23pm.
ESOL
Bibliography
- Approaches to Adult ESL Literacy Instruction (1993), JoAnn Crandall and Joy Kreeft Peyton, editors, McHenry IL: Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems.
- Basic Oxford Picture Dictionary+ accompanying materials (1994).New York:Oxford University Press
- Beginners (1994), Peter Grundy, New York: Oxford University Press
- Bringing Literacy to Life: Issues and Options in Adult ESL Literacy (1992) H.S Wrigley and G.J.A Guth. San Mateo, CA: Aguirre International.
- The Card Book: Interactive Games and Activities for Language Learners (1991), Abigail Tom and Heather McKay. San Francisco: Alta Book Center.
- Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based Beginning Reader (1994), Sandra Heyer. White Plains: Longman. This is part of an excellent True Stories series.
- The ESL Starter Kit (1998), Virginia Adult Education and Literacy Centers. Available for reading online or downloading (182 pages) http://www.vcu.edu/aelweb
- First Class Reader: An Integrated Skills Approach to Literacy, Sharron Bassano with John Duffy (1990), Burlingame: Alta Book Center.
- First Words in English (1990), Linda Mrowicki. Palatine: Linmore Publishing.
- A Handbook for ESL Literacy (1984), Jill Bell and Barbara Burnaby. Toronto: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
- Longman ESL Literacy (1991), Yvonne Wong Nishio. White Plains: Longman.
- Making meaning, making change: Participatory curriculum development for adult ESL literacy (1992). Elsa Auerbach. Washington, DC and McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems.
- Personal Stories: A Book for Adults Who Are Beginning to Read (Books 1,2 and 3) (1986), Kamla Devi Koch, Linda Mrowicki and Arlene Ruttenberg. Palatine: Linmore Publishing.
- Start Right: A Positive Approach to Literacy (1991), Karen Brinkman and Joanie Walker. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall Regents.
- Starting to Read (1988), Linda Mrowicki. Palatine: Linmore Publishing.
- Teaching Adult Second Language Learners (1999), Heather McKay and Abigail Tom. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Teaching multi-level classes in ESL (1988) Jill Bell. San Diego, CA: Dominie.
- Very Easy True Stories: A Picture-Based First Reader (1998) Sandra Heyer. White Plains: Longman
Some useful websites:
www.eslcafe.com - This has good links to other sites.
www.nifl.gov/nifl-esl - This has many brief but useful publications
www.esl.about.com - Useful for teachers of adults
www.eastsideliteracy.org - Especially useful for tutors
http://www.4w.com/hoe- Hands on English website.
