Bilingual Education and ESL

Designed for grades Pre-K through 3, this site offers online games and activities in language arts/reading and music, math, and other seasonal topics. Colorful and kid-friendly multimedia make the activities engaging.

This free site provides a broad array of learning materials for phonics including videos, games, worksheets, listening resources, and more. The targeted age group is Pre-K-Grade 2. Can be useful for all types of reading instruction, not just ELL/ESL.

Provides links to countless resources for learning English, organized by type and level. Includes materials for both children and adults.

Click on the Reading Zone and Books to find sample texts and other related resources from children's authors. Some of the texts and other information pieces are available in languages other than English.

As its name implies this site provides videos as well as other resources for English language learning for beginners and more advanced speakers. Includes both kid-friendly and more mature video content.

Provides free access to games, audio files, videos, reading and writing practice activities and more.

The student version of this site is freely accessible and includes many leveled resources for English vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, and pronunciation. The site layout is somewhat confusing and can be made moreso by the ad content so teacher direction may be important for the successful use of the included resources. Also includes a Business English module.

With an interface that initially seems most appropriate for a secondary/adult audience, this free site engages the learner in various guided writing activities, leveled from beginner to advanced. An example of a beginner exercise is to write a postcard. It also includes a Business English module.

Provides links to countless resources for learning English, organized by type and level. Includes materials for both children and adults.

The American English site is provided through the U.S. Department of State and includes resources for English language learning. Users can select resources based on audience (learner level), skills (reading, speaking, listening, etc.), type of content (text, multimedia, etc.) and more.

As its name implies this site provides videos as well as other resources for English language learning for beginners and more advanced speakers. Includes both kid-friendly and more mature video content.

With opportunities to Read, Listen, and Learn, this site links to news articles, podcasts, and videos organized by level of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. In addition to news and current interest articles, there are also US history resources.

Most of the content offered is in the form of listening quizzes categorized as Easy, Intermediate, and Difficult. There is an additional category called Culture Videos.

Can select stories by topic and choose Spanish as the language. Stories are also available in English, French, and Chinese.

Available as a website and mobile app in free and paid versions, this language learning tool provides interactive, game-style exercises. Covers most commonly studied languages as well as endangered and fictional ones.

Includes a large list of links to "free" resources for learning 48 different languages. Note: Some of the linked resources may not be 100% free and at least one link was inaccessible when checked.

Access to online dictionaries for numerous languages

Created by the Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning at the University of Texas, Austin, this video archive includes hundreds of video clips of native and heritage Spanish speakers in Texas accompanied by full, annotated transcripts.

This University of Texas at Austin language learning center provides access to freely available online materials for learning 22 languages, including Spanish, German, French, Hindi, Urdu, Yoruba, and more.