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CLB-Referenced and Other Online Resources for Teaching Literacy and CLB 1

ESL Literacy Network

The ESL Literacy Network, hosted by Bow Valley College, is an online community of practice that provides resources and information to support the professional development of ESL literacy practitioners. It offers a wealth of professional learning on the ESL Literacy Network’s blog, as well as professional development webinars for ESL Literacy practitioners. All of their recorded webinars are available to registered CEIIA (Bow Valley College’s Centre for Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement) members. There is also resource finder – an online ESL Literacy resource room – filled with a collection of Bow Valley College resources and tools to enhance your ESL Literacy program and classroom instruction. Some of these resources appear in the sections the follow. (Links to instructor support resources are located on the “Resources to Support Instructors Teaching Literacy” page.)

Bow Valley College_ESL Literacy Network_home page

ESL Literacy Readers - Introduction

ESL Literacy Readers is a selection of theme-based readers along with an instructors’ guide that will support ESL literacy instructors to create comprehensive, theme-based lessons for adult ESL literacy learners. With funding from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the ESL Literacy Readers were written by ESL literacy instructors at Bow Valley College who have extensive experience working with adult ESL literacy learners and who have a vested interest in stories that will work in the ESL literacy classroom. Many of the stories were piloted in Bow Valley College ESL literacy classrooms to ensure their suitability for learners at the CLB Phase for which the stories were written. They have been written specifically with adult ESL literacy learners in mind and are appropriate for learners at Canadian Language Benchmark ESL Literacy Phases I-III.

ESL Literacy Readers - Introduction

ESL Literacy Readers – Guide

This guide accompanies 40 ESL theme-based literacy stories. Included are extension ideas to enable the creation of comprehensive, theme-based lessons for adult ESL literacy learners. These stories are not to be read in isolation; rather, each story will serve as the foundation of a lesson that incorporates not only extensions in the classroom but also in the community.

ESL Literacy Readers – Guide (PDF)

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ESL Literacy Readers – Preview and Printable Versions

There are two files for each of the readers. The preview copy allows you to preview the contents of the book. The print copy has the book laid out for printing as a booklet. The print setting are listed for each of the sections.

ESL Literacy Readers - Phase I

ESL Literacy Readers - Phase II

ESL Literacy Readers - Phase III

ESL Literacy Readers – Audio Book Version

This is the “audio” version of the readers. The audio track plays automatically, and you can click the audio icon to listen to the sentence again. To “turn” the page, mouse over the top right or bottom right corner of the book (the corner will “curl”) and then click.

ESL Literacy Readers – Audio Book Version (includes readers from Phases I and II only)

Knowing Your Literacy Students Project - Curriculum Guidelines and a Cultural Manual

Produced by the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA), this is a resource manual for ESL and literacy instructors working with low-literate learners. It is designed to help immigrant women who are falling behind in the process of learning English and help them transition up into the regular LINC stream. To accomplish this, CIWA created an alternative curriculum targeting the barriers LINC teachers and their research identified. The project manual consists of two main sections: a discussion on how culture may influence the learning process for literacy learners, and the curriculum guidelines. The manual also has appendices which include the following:

Cultural profiles of countries possessing a higher level of low literate learners; these contain overviews of the social, political and educational environments of their project participants’ countries

Materials and resources list that were used for the project’s pilot class Bibliography

Knowing Your Literacy Students Project - Curriculum Guidelines and a Cultural Manual (PDF)

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Language Learning for Health: Resources for ESL / LINC Practitioners

Ottawa Public Health (OPH), in collaboration with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, has produced a series of lessons to promote health among newcomers in ESL and LINC programs.

A “healthy immigrant effect” has been observed in Canada - immigrants arrive in relatively good health but over time, their health declines as they adopt unhealthy habits, such as increased consumption of junk food and lack of exercise. Newcomers face multiple barriers that impact their health, such as language, cultural differences, social isolation, poverty, unstable housing and unemployment, and often have difficulty navigating the health and social system and accessing needed services and programs.

These lessons are based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB). Each topic includes a lesson plan at each of the following levels: ESL Literacy-CLB 1, CLB 2-3, and CLB 4-5. The ESL Literacy-CLB 1 lessons appear below. Please see “CLB-Referenced and Other Online Resources for Teaching Health” for the CLB 2-3 and CLB 4-5 lessons.)

Language Learning for Health, 2015 Activities

Physical Activity Physical Activity_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Dental Health Dental Health_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Mental Health Mental Health_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Language Learning for Health, 2014 Activities

Canada’s Food Guide Canada's Food Guide_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Everybody’s Food Budget Everybody's Food Budget_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Let’s Go Shopping for Food Let's Go Shopping for Food_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Reading Food Labels Reading Food Labels_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

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Reducing Salt Consumption Reducing Salt Consumption_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Calcium & Vitamin D Calcium & Vitamin D_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Diabetes Prevention Diabetes Prevention_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Sugared Beverages Sugared Beverages_ESL Literacy & CLB 1 (PDF)

Hands On! A Collection of ESL Literacy Activities

This collection of activities, developed by Kathy Burnett of the Halifax Immigrant Learning Centre, is for instructors working with adult ESL learners who have had little or no opportunity to develop reading and writing skills. The chapters focus on topics usually explored in any adult ESL class, although references are made to areas and names within Nova Scotia. Although the primary focus is to provide a thematic-based approach to learning reading and writing, the activities will also serve as catalysts for speaking and listening activities. Hands On! is not a curriculum, but one of many resources that can be used to teach learners how to read and write.

Hands On! A Collection of ESL Literacy Activities (PDF)

Literacy Center Education Network

Designed for young children but perfect for literacy learners, this US site features an interactive series of engaging animations and activities. These cover how to recognize and write the letters of the English alphabet and Arabic numerals. They also assist with how to draw common shapes and recognize colours, as well as write the names of the colours, letters, numbers and shapes. In addition, there are activities to help develop keyboard recognition; after entering this section, left-click once on each activity page and then use the keyboard keys to do the activities. The English Language Games section is online and interactive, while the English Language Printouts may be printed and then used as writing and drawing templates.

Literacy Center Education Network - English Language Games

Literacy Center Education Network - English Language Printouts

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English Vocabulary with Sounds

Literacy (and lower CLB level) learners will benefit from hearing spoken English vocabulary in this sound-integrated guide from the US site www.languageguide.org. Touch or place the cursor over an object, word or phrase to hear it pronounced aloud. Challenges to prove vocabulary mastery are also available. Topics include:

Writing (the alphabet) Numbers The Body Clothing Food Animals Nature The House Miscellaneous Transportation Geography

English Vocabulary with Sounds

tablet

-19- 

Back to School

backpack -1-

highlighter

-18-

duotangs

-17-

loose leaf paper

-2-

pencil

-3-

dictionary

-16-

crayons

-15-

pencil case

-4-

notebooks

-5-

glue

-14-

scissors

-13-

stapler -6-

coloured pencils

-7-

pencil sharpener

-12-

pens

-11-

binder

-8-

erasers

-9-

ruler

-10-

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. Copy coloured pencils ____________ ____________ stapler ____________ ____________ tablet ____________ ____________ dictionary ____________ ____________ duotangs ____________ ___________ highlighter ____________ ____________ crayons ____________ ___________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. Cover. Write. Check.

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Match.

tablet highlighters

stapler coloured pencils dictionary duotangs

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Vocab Boxes: stapler highlighters duotangs dictionary tablet coloured pencils crayons

coloured pencils crayons dictionary tablet

stapler duotangs highlighter

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. highlighter duotangs stapler dictionary crayons coloured pencils tablet Put in alphabet order. 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

crayons coloured pencils stapler

tablet dictionary duotangs highlighter

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Find the words. Circle the words.

pojiasdfduotangskjhsdfgoui

njlsadkjbfjukiregstaplerklkj

lkjhdffghighlighterlkjbwrhk

tabletjklkjhdscrayonswshewr

ncolouredpencilsiubbyuweglu

yhksjdbjkddictionaryoiwennv

crayons coloured pencils stapler

dictionary duotangs tablet highlighter

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Unscramble the words.

Example:

a. adtyo today____

1. rpletas _____________

2. yraniotidc _____________

3. syonrac _____________

4. gtsaoudn ____________

5. derouclo slicnep _____________

6. abtlet _____________

7. terhhgigilh _____________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Fill in the missing letters.

1. __ igh__igh__ er

2. __ab__ et

3. co__ oure__ p __ nc__ls

4. cra__ on__

5. __ __ apler

6. __ ictiona __ y

7. __ uo__ angs

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Separate the sentences.

1. Thisisadictionary.

______________________________________________

2. Thisisahighlighter.

______________________________________________

3. Theseareduotangs.

______________________________________________

4. Thisisatablet.

______________________________________________

5. Thesearecrayons.

______________________________________________

6. Thisisastapler.

______________________________________________

7. Thesearecolouredpencils.

______________________________________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Put the words in order. Make a sentence.

1. dictionary. a is This

______________________________________________

2. is This highlighter. is

______________________________________________

3. duotangs. are These

______________________________________________

4. a tablet. is This

______________________________________________

5. are These crayons.

______________________________________________

6. is stapler. This a

______________________________________________

7. coloured pencils. are These

______________________________________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. Copy erasers ____________ ____________ pencil sharpener ____________ ____________ pens ____________ ____________ binder ____________ ____________ scissors ____________ ___________ glue ____________ ____________ ruler ____________ ____________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. Cover. Write. Check.

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Match.

pens erasers

glue pencil sharpener scissors binder

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Vocab Boxes: scissors glue binder pens pencil sharpener erasers ruler

glue binder pencil sharpener

erasers

scissors pens ruler

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. erasers glue scissors pencil sharpener binder ruler pens Put in alphabet order. 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

pens pencil sharpener ruler

erasers glue scissors binder

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Find the words. Circle the words.

pojiasdfscissorskjhsdfgouiuer

njlsadkjbfjukiregerasersklkj

lkjhdffgpencilsharpenerlkjhk

binderjklkjhdsfpiuhgpenshewr

njklkujghfruleriubbyuwegluem

pens pencil sharpener ruler

erasers glue scissors binder

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Unscramble the words.

Example:

a. adtyo today____

1. dbneir _____________

2. npclie npharrsee _____________

3. ssssrico _____________

4. leurr _____________

5. snep _____________

6. sresare _____________

7. eugl _____________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Fill in the missing letters.

1. b __ n__ er

2. e__ ase __ s

3. p __ nc__l sh __ r__ en__ r

4. r__ l __ r

5. __ ens

6. g__ ue

7. sci __ __ ors

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Separate the sentences.

1. Thisisabinder.

______________________________________________

2. Thisisaruler.

______________________________________________

3. Theseareerasers.

______________________________________________

4. Thisisapencilsharpener.

______________________________________________

5. Thesearepens.

______________________________________________

6. Thisisglue.

______________________________________________

7. Thesearescissors.

______________________________________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Put the words in order. Make a sentence.

1. binder. a is This

______________________________________________

2. is This ruler. is

______________________________________________

3. erasers. are These

______________________________________________

4. a pencil sharpener. is This

______________________________________________

5. are These pens.

______________________________________________

6. is glue. This

______________________________________________

7. scissors. are These

______________________________________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. Copy backpack ____________ ____________ loose leaf paper ____________ ____________ pencil ____________ ____________ pencil case ____________ ____________ notebooks ____________ ___________ school ____________ ____________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. Cover. Write. Check.

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Match.

backpack pencil case

notebooks loose leaf paper school pencil

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Vocab Boxes: backpack loose leaf paper pencil pencil case notebooks school

backpack pencils loose leaf paper pencil case

notebooks school

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Read. backpack school notebooks pencil case loose leaf paper pencils Put in alphabet order. 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

pencils pencil case school

loose leaf paper backpack notebooks

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Find the words. Circle the words.

pojiasdfbackpackkjhsdfgouiuer

njlsadkjbfjukiregnotebooksklkj

lkjhdffglkjhlooseleafpaperlkjhk

pencilcaselkjhdsfpiuhgkjlkjhewr

njklkujghfschooliubbyuwebbkmn

pencils pencil case school

loose leaf paper backpack notebooks

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Unscramble the words.

Example:

a. adtyo today____

1. ncpiels ____________

2. npclie ecas ____________

3. skoobeton _____________

4. osole feal rppae _____________

5. hlosoc _____________

6. pccbaakk _____________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Fill in the missing letters.

1. n__teb__ __ ks

2. b __ ckpa__ k

3. p __ nc__l c__ se

4. sc __ ool

5. __ encils

6. loo __ e l__ __ f p __ pe __

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Separate the sentences.

1. Thisisabackpack.

______________________________________________

2. Thisislooseleafpaper.

______________________________________________

3. Thesearepencils.

______________________________________________

4. Thisisapencilcase.

______________________________________________

5. Thesearenotebooks.

______________________________________________

6. Igotoschool.

______________________________________________

Name : _________________________ Date : __________________

New Work

Put the words in order. Make a sentence.

1. backpack. a is This

______________________________________________

2. paper. This loose leaf is

______________________________________________

3. pencils. are These

______________________________________________

4. a pencil case. is This

______________________________________________

5. are These notebooks.

______________________________________________

6. school. I to go

______________________________________________