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• Cutting Edge
  Demonstrations of how various new interactive technologies (e.g. video, Shockwave,  Real Player) can enhance computer-assisted language learning.
  http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/chorus/call/cuttingedge.html
  
  
  
• English at Work
  Online support for David Lloyd's Internet-based book/workbook. This address takes you to the Teacher's page of a lesson on newspapers. Go from here to the Student's page and other lessons.
  http://www.cyberjourneys.net/index.html
  
  
  
• EFL/ESL Lessons Using Web Sites
  Examples of lessons requiring students to use the Internet. There are separate lists for low-intermediate, intermediate, high-intermediate and advanced students, whether individuals or class members, and there is homework! Another list from the Internet TESL Japan site.
  http://iteslj.org/t/ws/
  
  
  
• ESL NetWorld.com
  Free courses for teachers and students around the world who want to use Internet resources 'as a way of improving language skills and developing a greater awareness of cultures around the world'. The course builds skills in using search engines effectively, using email, evaluating sites, creating basic home pages and participating in discussion groups.
  http://www.eslnetworld.com/
  
  
  
• From Now On
  Online Educational Technology Journal. Recent articles deal with how teachers learn technology best, information literacy,   Internet use policies,  staff development, email and the Internet as curriculum. Look for the article 'Filling the Tool Box: classroom strategies to engender student questioning' as one example.
  http://www.fno.org/indexhtml
  
  
  
• Guidelines for Designing a Good Web Site for ESL Students
  Sensible advice for teachers preparing online TESL/TEFL materials: an article from The Internet TESL Journal , Vol. VI, No. 3, March 2000.
  http://iteslj.org/Articles/Kelly-Guidelines.html
  
  
  
• Internet Basics for ESL Students
  A 14 lesson introduction to using computers and the Internet for ESL students.
  http://iteslj.org/s/ib/
  
  
  
• Technology in EL Learning (Dave Eastment)
  For EFL/ESL teachers using computers in education, this site with its articles and links is still of use though it has not been updated recently.
  http://www.eastment.com/
  
  
  
• Virtual Call Library
  Gives access to downloadable software for Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL). Just click on the name of the program you want. From the Universiy of Sussex .
  http://www.sussex.ac.uk/languages/1-6-6.html
  
  
  
• Web as a Tool for Language Learning , The 
  Though undated, this is a quite useful summary of the uses that an English teacher can make of the Web .
  http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/~trobb/lla.html
  
  

Resources and Links (General)

• Aardvark English Forum
  Resources for K-12 teaching and learning: interactive vocabulary and grammar exercises, dictionaries and reference resources, a web directory with links to subject-categories, an online ELT book catalogue....
  http://www.englishforum.com/00/
  
  
  
• Andrew Moore's Teaching Resource Site
  A superior site packed with well-organised resources for all aspects of teaching English language and literature at secondary and 6th form levels. The author is a founder member of BYTEachers , the Association of Teachers' Websites which recommends only quality sites.
  http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/
  
  
  
• Anglik
  A one-stop resource for English on the Internet from Cambridge University . The many pages include access to online dictionaries, classroom activities, pronunciation, top English words, word games, all kinds of useful links .. Teachers attending ELTC workshops on Using the Internet in TESL have rated this site highly.
  http://www.anglik.net/
  
  
  
• BBC World Service: Learning English
  Programme information and many features, e.g. Words in the News, English by Radio, Grammar and Vocabulary, Quizzes. Adult learners can try the Virtual English Masterclass choices, e.g. Learning Tips, Business Communication, Grammar Surgery with its interactive quizzes and live chat with transcripts.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
  
  
• Breaking News English
  Over 800 Free English language lessons based on current downloadable world news stories. Several new lessons each week at two levels. with reproducible classroom handouts which can be adapted for your class.
  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
  
  
  
• Cambridge ELT
  An attractive new website offering a wide range of information and resources for ELT professionals, teachers and students, e.g. teaching young learners, support for many of the excellent Cambridge coursebooks , study tips, Cambridge dictionaries on line.... There are new features each month and, of course, information on Cambridge books and multimedia.
  http://uk.cambridge.org/elt/
  
  
  
• CILT (Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research)
  CILT Infos and OnLine Infos are ueful information sheets on such topics as. Primary Education, Methodology and Materials, Teacher Training... each with lists of books and resources and quick reference items. There are several ways into different parts of this site. Cut back to http://www.cilt.org.uk/ for example and explore.
  

  http://www.cilt.org.uk/infos/index.htm
  
  
  
  
• Dave Sperling's ESL Café
  One of the most popular ESL portals with lots of links.   Navigate to the Idea Cookbook page for practical classroom ideas (there are now 24 themed collections of ideas),   or click on Links for Teachers. Dave has also published The Internet Activity Workbook
  http://www.eslcafe.com/
  
  
  
• Designing a Lesson (RMC Research )
  How to design,develop , implement and evaluate lessons. Scroll down to the Teachers' Internet Use Guide, Click on Site Map so you can see what is available. Be sure to look at the Designing A Lesson page .. There is an archive of sample lesson plans
  http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/lessons/design.htm
  
  
  
• English as a Second Language
  This is part of the About.Education site. It offers articles, advice, lesson plans, exercises etc. on the usual ELS topics with some interesting extras such as Music in the Classroom and Sentence Auctions, Check out the Most Popular Articles and Latest Articles sections.
  http://esl.about.com
  
  
  
• English Job Maze
  A new TESL/TEFL job search and info site for teachers around the world. Help with CVs, a country-specific guide to popular destinations, a page offering really useful ideas for supplementing your regular income, a guide to living as a teacher in any one of 50 countries...
  http://www.englishjobmaze.com
  
  
  
• English Teaching in the United Kingdom
  An Oxford teacher maintains this reliable site, a content provider for the UK 's National Grid for Learning. There are over 75 different language and literature topics to choose from and some excellent links. The site is searchable.
  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Harry_Dodds/
  
  
  
• English-to-Go: Instant Lessons
  Photocopiaable lessons written by an international team based on Reuters' articles. There is one free lesson per week per level and a 'weekly warmer'. Membership is required for access to the lesson archives and multiple lessons per week (US$7.50 per month).
  http://www.english-to-go.com/
  
  
  
• ERIC/CLL Resource Guides Online
  The portal to a vast collection of Internet resources for teachers of English as a second language: ERIC digests, online journals and magazines, listservs and websites plus a sample search of the ERIC Database.
  http://www.cal.org/ericcll/
  
  

• ERIC/IT Preview
  ERIC is the world's largest educational database. This page identifies and links to each part of the ERIC network: Database, Digests, Educational Technology, Links and Ask Eric.
  http://ericir.syr.edu/ithome/EXPL2.html
  
  
  
• ESL Center, The
  Exercises, lessons and well- organised links for all the language areas and topics English teachers look for. Kept up-to-date.
  http://members.aol.com/eslkathy/esl.htm
  
  
  
• ESLflow
  Lessons, activities and resources for Elementary, Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate levels. Try the Intermediate section on Multiple Intelligences or the Pre-Intermediate page on Childhood. Attractive design and a high standard.
  http://www.eslflow.com/
  
  
  
• Free-ENGLISH.com
  The free page of ESL Pro, offering ESL and English games to develop vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening skills. You must sign up but membership is free. Also offers free educational software packages and other services such as TOEFL practice for a fee.
  http://www.free-english.com/english/Home.aspx
  
  
  
• FRET (Free Resources for English Teaching)
  Language and literature at secondary level. There are now over 1000 pages of lesson ideas, schemes of work, PDF files and other resources. Click on LearningLearning for a collection of wel -tried language learning activities contributed by an experienced trainer, seminar leader and author.
  http://www.english-teaching.co.uk/
  
  
  
• Global Learning On-line
  Ready-made web searches, classroom ideas and  printer-friendly materials  to raise awareness of world issues such as world debt  globalisation , media influence, human rights, the environment, child labour --all with teachers' notes.  Access to up-to-the minute news from 'Southern' countries.
  http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rmext05/glo/
  
  
  
• Interlink Language Centers
  Links to resources for ESL practice, reading / writing, games, reference, free lesson. Designed for students at Interlink Language Centers but available to anyone wishing to practice using English. Regularly updated.
  http://www.eslus.com/eslcenter.htm
  
  
  
• Internet TESL Journal, The
  One of the best on the Web for TESL. It is a monthly web journal offering articles, research papers, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and one of the most comprehensive and reliable links lists available. You can search the site by using the links search box at the bottom of this page.
  http://iteslj.org/
  
  
  
• Learn English Central (British Council)
  From the English Home Page, click on Learn English for lessons and activities at three levels (Kids, Teenagers, Adults). Tune in (or record) twice a week for practice materials. . The FAQs have some interesting information on the use of English worldwide
  http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
  
  
  
• LessonPro.Net
  A free programme allowing teachers to create online lessons by using a template. Pays US$50.00 for good lesson plans; a format is provided.
  http://lessonpro.net/
  
  
  
• Lingua Center
  Grammar Safari activities (e.g. hunting for grammatical structures on the Web) and other ideas for using corpus collected from the Net. Other parts of the site include Teachers' Resources and ESL on the Web.

  http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_grammarsafari.html
  
  
  
• Linguistic Funland TESL
  Now in its 7th year. Links to resources for the teaching of English, exercises and activities for students of English, online journals and linguistic databases and corpora as well as for linguistic study, computer-mediated communication and the study of other languages.
  http://www.linguistic-funland.com/
  
  
  
• Neteach-L
  A list for international teachers of English as a second or foreign language to discuss Internet-assisted teaching and learning. A good starting plade for learning how to use the Internet in your teaching. The 'Cool Sites' database provideslinks to over 550 TEFL/TESL resources in 56 categories; the list is updated daily.
  http://www.tesol.net/neteach.html
  
  
  
• One Stop English Magazine
  Monthly online magazine sponsored by MacMillan (Publishers) offering professional support, free resources, lesson sharing and more. Current features include listening skills (and assessment), drama activities, using songs with young learners, webquests, business and ESP, exams and assessment. Be sure to check out the large methodology archive which has much useful how-to material.
  http://www.onestopenglish.com/
  
  
  
• Plagiarism and the Web
  Identifies the problems--and provides a dozen practical ways to combat the dishonest use of other people's work .
  http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/plagiarism.htm
  
  

• Teacher's Pet
  'A free text tool for creative language teachers' using Microsoft Word with macros. In includes a word/sentence randomizer and gap fill generator so you can turn text into stimulating classroom exercises: jumbled words/sentences/paragraphs for students to order, punctuation practice...
  http://www.teachers-pet.org/
  
  
  
• Teaching English as Another Language
  A Norwegian site, regularly updated, with several worthwhile sections, e.g. Grammar and Poetry, Links and Activities. Literature (including a Reading Books with Partner Classes project).
  http://home.online.no/~anlun/index.htm
  
  
• Teachit
  Hundreds of pages of top quality resources for secondary/6th form school teachers: professionally produced lesson plans, schemes of work, classroom resources, links, organised by topic and age level, available in  PDF format for photocopying.  Some of the site is no longer free, but plenty is.  Membership is $85 a year. An incentive to practise your skills of persuasion on your HM or PTA?
  http://www.teachit.co.uk/
  
  

• TEFL.NET
  Classroom activities, lesson plans and webguide to other ESL/EFL links. Click on Improvisations (under Lesson Plans) for both pair and group ideas. Offers a monthly electronic magazine with online teaching help
  http://www.tefl.net/
  
  
  
• Virtual English Centre, Hong Kong
  Recommended as a self-access centre for yourself or as a source of teaching ideas. There are sections on grammar, reading, vocabulary; interactive games; regular features (e.g. Common Errors, English Concversation ), worthwhile links plus direct access to a net dictionary and concordance. The Teachers' Toolbox can help in creating teaching materials.
  http://vic.polyu.edu.hk
  
  
  
• Volterre
  Links to resources for learning and teaching English (and using the Internet) and to free clip art.  Use Search Volterre ; type in " Searchtips " for links to sites teaching how to surf effectively. Also try the Learners and Teachers of English section.
  http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/
  
  
  
• Web English Teacher
  This site has a wide variety of pages to explore. Try Mythology, Folkore and the Hero; Speech; Writing; Grammar, Mechanics and Usage. Just for Fun and the poetry pages (see below). Aims to be a library and workroom for teachers around the world
  http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
  
  
  
• Wide World of English as a Second Language
  The place to find a job an an ESL teacher, post your CV, get country information, find teaching materials, learn about conferences. There are links to teachers' resources, quizzes and games for the classroom, search facilities and more.
  http://www.eslwideworld.com
  
  
  

Publishers' Sites

• Cambridge ELT
  An attractive new website offering a wide range of information and resources for ELT professionals, teachers and students, e.g. teaching young learners, support for many of the excellent Cambridge coursebooks, study tips, Cambridge dictionaries online, data for language reseachers, online activities... There are new features each month.
  http://uk.cambridge.org/eft/
  
  
  
• Heinemann (Harcourt Education)
  You probably already know Heinemann as a publisher for pre-school through college, and for teachers. Go to the main site for links to special Heinemann sites--for English teachers and drama teachers, for example--or for professional development ideas.  Another good place to start would be the new Firsthand series, a response to teachers' demand for practical help in the classroom.  Experienced author-teachers provide classroom-ready materials in template form giving you guided help in creating original lessons of quality.  Try the writing material. There are also sample chapters from books, including textbooks, on useful topics.
  http://www.heinemann.com/
  
  
  
• MacMillan One Stop English Magazine
  One of the best of publishers; sites, this monthly online magazine offers hundreds of free resources: professional support, lesson plans, lesson sharing at all levels plus a new Forum section.  Recent and current features include practical teaching ideas on grammar and speaking, teaching with minimal materials (e.g. using timetables, role play), drama activities, using songs with young learners, reading lessons on topics of global interest, webquests, business and ESP, exams and assessment plus a warmers and icebreakers section and links to other ELT sites.  Be sure to check out the large methodology archive which has much useful how-to material.
  http://www.onestopenglish.com/
  
  
  
• Oxford University Press (with Penerbit Fajar Bakti)
  This is the Oxford site tailor-made for Malaysian teachers, dedicated to providing information, resources, support materials, and ideas for teachers and students.  There are sections for Young Learners, Teenage Learners and Adult Learners, each with activities and exercises for practising English plus a free online Teachers Club with tips, articles, Ask the Expert forums, downloadable teaching materials and links.  The large dictionaries section provides an excellent on-line guide to dictionaries for learners of English.
  http://www.oup.com/elt/my
  
  
  
• Pearson Education
  Pearson Malaysia includes under its umbrella several key publishers of books for children, teenagers and teachers: Longman, Penguin/Puffin, Dorling Kindersley and Prentice Hall for example.  The Longman website has a wide choice of excellent dictionaries with downloadable worksheets.  There are also sections for specific age groups and interests, e.g. Young Learners, Teens, Adults, Business and Exams, each with a variety of activities, resources, quizzes, reading ideas and teaching tips. There are companion websites (meaning sites to support coursebooks) and an ELT Forum for professional development online hosted by Jeremy Harmer.  Current features are papers from the Young Minds Forum 2003 for teachers of young learners and a teaching pack on testing. There is a searchable archives of past articles.
  http://www.longman.co.uk
  
  
  
• Scholastic
  There's lots of useful information here! The range is primary to lower secondary and the main message is that access to a wide range of high-quality books in the classroom plays a big role in children's reading success.  There are ideas on motivating readers, free resources for the classroom, lesson plans and teaching strategies, tips from librarians for parents and teachers, online activities, up-to-date research and best practices, literature connections, printable newsletters and archived articles.
  http://www.scholastic.com
  
  
  
• Taylor and Francis Asia Pacific
  RoutledgeFalmer is the major Taylor and Francis publisher of materials for TESL.  Although the site is primarily concerned with information on its publications--books, E-books, journals and authors, it does offer downloadable resources on its companion websites which can be used independently of the particular text.  For an example, click on Teachers Resource>A4 Photocopieable Resources>Supporting Literacy and retrieve the photocopieable sheets for anyone concerned with children's learning in primary schools.
  http://www.routledgefalmer.com/
  
  
  

Journals and Magazines Online

• A4ESL (Activities for English as a Second Language)
  A collection of over 1000 quizzes, exercises and puzzles for language learners.  This site is a project of the Internet TESL Journal (below).
  http://a4esl.org
  
  
  
• Anglik
  Participants on ELTC's Materials Evaluation courses have particularly liked the look of this site.  There are all kinds of useful links to teaching resources and language learning activities plus a search facility.    E-Pals? Tongue twisters? Word games? Top 250 English words? On-line dictionaries? Song lyrics? Language doctor?  These and much more are here.
  http://www.anglik.net/
  
  
  
• Asian EFL Journal
  'The ELT Professional's Written Forum' A free refereed and indexed journal of research and practical articles, dissertations, reviews and forums with special relevance to Asia. Volumes 2002-2006 are available in full.
  http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/
  
  
  
• Bangkok Post: How to read any newspaper in English
  A very large site teaching much more than how to read newspapers. There is plenty of help with reading in general and with building vocabulary. Start with Tips for Students and note the Word of the Day feature.
  http://www.bangkokpost.net/education/site02.htm
  
  
  
• Dave's ESL Cafe
  This immensely popular site for ESL teachers and learners gets a million hits a month.  Click on About Dave's ELS Cafe for a very interesting (if old) article about Dave and his site.  The most useful sections are probably Ideas Cookbook and Webguide Links. The qualify of the links varies so you'll get to hone your evaluation skills.
  http://www.eslcafe.com/
  
  
  
• Essential Teacher
  The URL takes you to the home page of the global education association TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) for an overview of the organisation which caters for language teachers and administrators in varied ESL and EFL workplaces at all levels from pre-school to higher learning and adult education. Scroll to the bottom of the page to click on Essential Teacher, the quarterly publication which comes with membership. Its online complement is Compleat Links, some of this available free, along with ELT news and other resources.
  http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/
  
  
  
• Humanising Language Teaching.
  A free e-zine edited by Mario Rinvolcri of Pilgrims and a sister to the Teacher Trainer.  There are articles, course and lesson outlines, and inks to sources of other free materials.  You can download every issue (or the parts you want) from 1999 to the present.
  http://www.hltmag.co.uk
  
  
  
• IATEFL SIGS
  Members of IATEFL, whether individuals or institutions, )may also subscribe to any number of the 14 Special Interest Groups (SIGS) which provide both print and online newsletters. The range of SIGS includesYoung Learners, ELT Management, Teacher Development,  Pronunciation, ESOL.  This is a 'must' membership for institutions involved in TESL, with many benefits such as multiple copies of publications.
  http://www.iatefl.org
  
  
  
• Internet TESL Journal
  A leading free monthly web journal offering articles, research findings, lesson plans, classroom handouts, teaching ideas and many instant links.  The archives goes back to 1995.  You can ask to be e-mailed whenever a new issue goes online.
  http://iteslj.org/
  
  
  
• OnestopEnglish
  Most major publishers have a website offering support for their courses and materials.  This one, from MacMillan,, is one of the best.  There are methodology articles, all kinds of lesson plans, help with vocabulary and grammar teaching, links to other resources, competitions...
  http://www.onestopenglish.com
  
  
  
• Reading Online
  Published by the International Reading Association (to which we belong), with thousands of visitors each month. Features practice and research related to both primary and secondary teaching. Besides peer-reviewed and printer-ready articles there are sections on the Electronic Classroom, New Literacies . International Perspectives, Book Reviews and Online Communities.
  http://www.readingonline.org/
  
  
  
• Reading in a Foreign Language
  This is the international refereed journal formerly produced at Marjons (College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth), now at the University of Hawaii. We have all the print back issues in our ELTC Resource Centre. Sample article in the October 2003 issue: Promoting English language development and the reading habit among students in rural schools through the Guided Extensive Reading program by Ratnawati Mohd Asraf and Ismail Sheikh Ahmad, International Islamic University.
  http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/about.html
  
  
  
• The Teacher Trainer
  You'll probably want to subscribe to the print version, but you can access the best ('Golden Oldies') of past issues from 1986(!) for free on the site; many articles are by names you know. The library of past articles also includes a Basic Bibliography for Language Teacher Educators. Edited by Tessa Woodward.
  http://www.tttjournal.co.uk
  
  
  
• World English
  Calling itself 'the one-stop resource for the English language and more', the World-English monthly newsletter is aimed at learners of English at intermediate level and above; there are apparently 10,000 such readers who log on for the numerous activities and links to other English language sites.
  http://www.world-english.org
  

• Art of Successful Presentations, The
  This is one item from the Teachit package for teaching NonFiction with the Web. It is a brief, clear outline of points to consider as to Presentation Content and How to do a Good Presentation. It could be used in conjunction with the checklists mentioned above and below.   Take the URL back to http://www.teachit.co.uk/ and explore more of the site.
  http://www.teachit.co.uk/attachments/1235.pdf
  
  
  
• ESL Partyland
  Lively site. Lesson plans and ideas, reproducible materials, interactive quizzes, lots of links. Three recommendations: the collection of Conversation Questions, presented as card sets for about 20 topics ( e.g.technology , the environment and you, learning languages); Ideas for Previewing Vocabulary and the Peer Evaluation Checklist for oral presentations.
  http://www.eslpartyland.com/
  
  
  
• ESLflow
  Icebreakers, pronunciation, role plays, debates, ESL audio... and other aspects of communication skills. Site also includes lesson planning and classroom management. Good looking site.
  http://www.eslflow.com/
  
  
  
• Internet TESL Journal: Conversation Questions
  With 30 to 60 questions per topic to choose from, there is no excuse for not getting students talking! Top choices of MPIK teachers/trainees is the 'What if...?' page. Other popular choices: Gettting to Know Each Other, Environment and Pollution, Favorites, Food and Eating. There is a search box for iteslj at the bottom of this page.
  http://iteslj.org/questions/
  
  
  
• Listen and Write (BBC)
  Audio resources for ages 9-11: a variety of writing genres, writing tips from well-known authors, and a range of activities to explore the recorded material.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/english/listenandwrite.shtml
  
  
• Minimal Pairs, Listening Lists, and more
  This is probably the most comprehensive and useful of the minimal pair lists available on the Net. About.com and Interlink both have listening and pronunciation practice exercises. Use your search skills to find these and others.
  http://members.tripod.com/Caroline_Bowen/wordlists.htm l
  
  
  
• Oral Presentation Checklists (Project Based Learning)
  After reading what Project Based Learning is all about, click on Project Based Checklists and then on Oral Presentations 9-12 to create your own checklist for oral presentations. Better yet, involve your students in creating it. You can create customised checklists for many other formats from puppet shows to written reports and multimedia projects. As useful in the early stages of planning and preparing work as for evaluation.
  http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/
  
  
  
• Questioning
  'Filling the Tool Box: classroom strategies to engender student questioning.' An Educational Technology Journal article by Jamie McKenzie and H. B Davis. Includes practical classroom activities.
  http://www.fno.org/toolbox.html
  
  
  
  Focus on Reading, Thinking , Writing
  See also the web guide for School and College Libraries

• A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students
  A large Internet Public Library site with step-by-step guidance in finding information in cyberspace,   using it and writing a research paper.  Material can be downloaded free.
  http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/
  
  
  
• Drop Everything and Read (DEAR)
  Dear time is time regularly set aside in the classroom for both students and teachers to drop everything and read. This article sets out how to use it to turn students 'on' to independent reading. It works!
  http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/tips/read.html
  
  
  
• Extensive Reading Pages
  Articles and advice on starting an extensive reading programme, model programmes, materials, reviews, presentation handouts,  discussion group ...
  http://www.extensivereading.net/index.html
  
  
  
• Information Skills Rating Scale
  Developed for a group of schools in Washington state to assess how well students were performing on the tasks involved in finding and using information.
  http://www.fno.org/libskill.html
  
  
  
• Interesting Facts about Ants: A Reading for Specific Information Activity
  An example of the free materials available on the Internet (if they can be found!). John and Sarah's TEFL Pitstop provide materials designed to be printed out. There is a text for students and Instructions for Teachers with suggested procedures and questions.
  http://lingolex.com/ants.htm
  
  
  
• Language Learning Benefits of Extensive Reading
  An article by Paul Nation of Victoria University of Wellington documenting the long term benefits of   a well-run  extensive reading programme . Also in this issue of The Language Teacher Online are articles on ' Setting up an Extensive Reading Programme : Practical Tips' (David Hill) and 'What One Extensive Reading Program Looks Like' (Mark Helgesen ).
  http://www.jalt-publications.org/tlt/files/97/may/benefits.html
  
  
  
• Newspapers in Education: Bangkok Post
  Professionally presented material for reading, vocabulary development and making students think ..   Study the models and apply to your own lessons and self-access materials. Good notes for teachers on using newspapers in the classroom 
  http://www.bangkokpost.net/education/
  
  
  
  
• Online Writing Lab, Purdue University
  OWL stands for Online Writing Lab. This URL takes you to ESL Resources for Teachers which gives access to a number of useful pages: handouts on grammar points, online journals, help with research and documentation, writing across the curriculum and links to ESL resources. Also check out the Internet Resources section.
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslteacher.html
  
  
  
• The Read In!
  'Connecting over 1.5 million students and teachers with authors worldwide since 1992.' Whart educators need to know, support materials for the classroom, lesson plans, activities, mobiles and bookmarks featuring Webster B. Worm and more.
  http://www.readin.org/
  
  
  
• Reading Styles
  Awareness-raising lessons for second language studenst : different kinds of reading call for different reading skills and strategies--and students can learn to identify which skills are required in a particular case. From here you can go to other useful ESL pages on About.com
  http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blreadtypes.htm
  
  
  
• Setting Up an Extensive Reading Programme
  Detailed advice stemming from experience in Japan . on planning and managing a reading programme , what to do for the first and subsequent classes, how to balance intensive and extensive reading activities, and more.
  http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~waring/er/ersetup.html
  
  
• Star Online: Education ( Malaysia )
  This site has been revised and expanded to include more than just the Newspaper in Education.  It also includes nws, lessons, activities, contests and help for Internet novices. plus nformation on workshops for Malaysian teachers.
  http://thestar.com.my/education
  
  
• TeenINK
  A well organised site where teenagers can post their writing, artwork and opinions free of charge. There are some 12,000 works already there. Encourages reading, writing and critical thinking.
  http://teenink.com
  
  
  
• Writing Den
  This takes you to the Teacher's Guide to using WritingDen in the classroom. The aim is to improve students' writing, communication, thinking and research skills. The classroom ideas involve role playing, interviewing, integrating text and graphics, a technique for overcoming writers' block...
  http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/t-guide.htm
  
  
  

Grammar

Don't forget to check the sites listed under Lessons, Links and Resources. Many of them have a section specifically on grammar.

• About.com Grammar Reference
  Check on grammar points (e.g. relative clauses,   irregular verbs)   or explore topics (e.g. Saying No nicely,  Making suggestions,  Stress and Intonation)   There are useful charts,  quizzes and other resources too. For vocabulary, try the Vocabulary Charts lesson.
  http://esl.about.com/blgrammar.htm
  
  
  
• Dave's ESL Cafe Idea Cookbook: Grammar
  From the Table of Contents for the Idea Cookbook, click on Grammar for contributions from classroom teachers from around the world. The quality is variable; perhaps an idea might inspire you to improve on it.
  http://eslcafe.com/ideas/
  
  
  
• English as Another Language
  An attractive site from Norway with many resources. Try Grammar and Poetry which teaches how to write a 5 line poem 'in the constructivist manner' and publishes many of the results contributed by students. There is a good Links and Activites page, and much more.
  http://home.online.no/~anlun/index.htm
  
  
  
• Grammar Safari
  Activities for 'hunting' and 'collecting' examples of words as they are used on the Web--'a vast, ever- growing, always up-to-date corpus' of language. There are also suggestions for what to do with the words so acquired, using a Grammar Journal.
  http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_grammarsafari.html
  
  
  
• Online English Grammar
  Complete, searchable guide to English grammar, grammar clinic and test centre by an internationally recognised expert in using the Internet in education/TESL. Users of this section of the award-winning Digital Education Network (DEN) currently number more than 200,000 per month.
  http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/index.cfm
  
  
  
• Teaching Grammar
  This is part of Karin's ESL Partyland .  It offers lessons,  games and activities for teaching and reviewing grammar points
  http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/grammar.htm
  
  
  

Vocabulary, Collocations and Pronunciation

Related Guide: Reference
Don't forget to check out the online support for your own dictionary.  Just key its name into the Google search box to find it.  If you  haven't one, these are recommended:  Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (2nd ed. 2005), Collins English Dictionary for Advanced Learners (5th ed. 2006), Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with CDROM  (4 th ed. 2005), MacMillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners  (UK ed. 2002; new ed. 2007), Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary of Current English (7 th ed. 2005)

• About com: Pronunciation
  Information and resources covering both British and American English pronunciation, as well as use of the International Phonetic Alphabet to help with pronunciation. Charts and listening files.
  http://esl.about.com/cs/pronunciation/
  
  
  
• About.com: Vocabulary
  About a dozen lessons covering a wide range of skills and topics: dictionary survey, stereotypes, character cescription , vocabulary charts and tables.
  http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blvocabularyplans.htm
  
  
  
• Advanced Dictionary Skills Program
  The University of Hong Kong guides you to iinformation on how to use dictionaries faster, the advanced featues of modern dictionaries (including Internet dictionaries and CD Rom directories). as well as ways to improve vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and writing.
  http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/advdicts/default.htm
  
  
  
• Acronym Finder, The
  The Web's largest searchable database, containing about 155,000 acronyms, abbreviations and definitions.
  http://www.acronymfinder.com
  
  
  
• Better English: Collocations
  A series of exercises headed Business Collocations which both teach and test common groups of words which go together. See the entry under Oxford below.
  http://www.better-english.com/strongcoll.htm
  
  
  
• Metaphors for the Brain  (Neuroscience fr Kids)
  Begin with the colourful table showing the similarities and differences between the brain and a computer. Move on to Metaphors for the Brain; the metaphors are related to Mind maps too.
  http://staff.washington.edu/chudler/bvc.html
  
  
  
• Cliché Finder
  Intriguing definitions of a cliché and a collection of over 3000 indexed.  Access to other cliché and word-related pages 
  http://www.westegg.com/cliche/
  
  
  
• Collocations for ESL Teachers
  The lexical approach to language teaching pays attention to chunks of language in use (collocations) rather than individual words and developing 'vocabulary' is increasingly replaced by the term 'expanding the mental lexicon.  The site is both a guide to teaching lexically and a source of exercises.
  http://www.eslflow.com/collocationsandphrasalvebs.html
  
  
• Common Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words
  A knowledge of common roots and affixes can unlock the meaning of thousands of words.  http://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx1.htm
  
  
  
• Crazy English
  There is a well-known poem which begins: 'I take it you already know/Of tough and bough and cough and dough....' Read that aloud to students and they will get the point. The poem goes on to many more examples of inconsistency in spelling and pronunciation in English. Typing the first words into a Google box will yield various versions, but to hear the whole poem being read (in Canadian English) while following the words on screen, this is the site. You will need to scroll down to the very bottom of the screen for the link.
  http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation
  
  
  
• Crossword Puzzles
  All kinds of crosswords, the full range of difficulty. Puzzle generation tool for teachers
  http://www.yourdictionary.com/crossword/index.html
  
  
  
• Dictionary.com
  Click on the feature article Learning New Words for hints on increasing your vocabulary.  At the same address you can also access Thesaurus.com,  Reference.com (e.g.encyclopedia and web search), Word of the Day and Language Resources (E.g. grammar and style guides).
  http://dictionary.reference.com
  
  
  
• ESL Pronunciation
  Listening practice, dictation, minimal pairs, conversations, tongue twisters...
  http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/
  
  
  
• Fonetics
  Online language lab with pronunciation guides and sound files illustrating native speaker accents from English-speaking countries ( UK , US, Australia , Canada , New Zealand ...). Help for speakers of specific first languages including Bahasa Indonesia) Click on a flag for a dictionary. Links for teachers and learners.
  http://www.fonetiks.org/
  
  
  
• Free Online Dictionary
  Actually there are several dictionaires and encyclopedias here, plus a word, a quotation and an article of the day, words in the news, this day in history.... The main source for the Dictionary/Thesaurus is the American Heritage Dictionary. The Idioms dictionary source is the International Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms. Also available: Acronyms, Columbia Encyclopedia and the ultra popular Wikipedia Encyclopedia which includes traditional topics as well as almanac, gazeteer and current events topics—written collaboratively by volunteers (meaning: Use with web evaluation skills in gear.)
  http://www.thefreedictionary.com
  
  
  
• Idiom Connection, The
  Huge indexed collection,   accessible by topic (e.g. colour , body, food) or alphabetically.  There is also a quiz section
  http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6720/
  
  
  
• Longman Dictionaries Website
  Besides a wide range of dictionaries there are teachers' resources, students' resources, online activities and more. A good way to begin is to click on the Longman Web Dictionary which is free online.
  http://www.longman.com/dictionaries/
  
  
  
• Merriam-Webster
  This publisher has several pages for teachers and learners: Word of the Day, Word Puzzles, Cool New Stuff, Words from the Lighter Side, Learner Info Zone, There is a useful page explaining how the pronunciation key works.
  http://www.m-w.com
  
  
• OneLook
  This is a search engine for words and phrases which indexes nearly 1000 online dictionaries. First click on About for a summary of wht OneLook is and does. Though the main use is probablly to look up a specific word quicily there are various othr helpful features.
  http://www.onelook.com
  
  
• Oxford Collocations Online
  Scroll down to Dictionaries, then look for Collocations Dictionary and click.The print Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Advanced Learners is one of the best investments teachers and secondary students could make, because the most useful way to develop ones' mental lexicon' is to learn readymade units of language. This site provides sample pages which introduce the idea and gve practice in finding and using collocations.
  http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/general/dictionaries/
  
  
  
• PhraseFinder
  This is an online phrase thesaurus and collocations dictionary.  Full access to its 12,000 phrases requires a subscription but the Sample Searches feature is instructive in its own right.
  http://www.phrasefinder.co.uk
  
  
  
• Tongue Twisters for the EFL Classroom
  A huge collection from which to select for your own class. Part of ESL4Kids.  One way to make vocabulary, pronunciation and oral work fun. There is another good Tongue Twisters site on the Webguide to Young Learners .
  http://members.tripod.com/~ESL4Kids/tongue.html
  
  
  
• Visual Thesaurus
  This site offers an unusual dynamic experience combining language and aesthetic--in effect an animated mind map. Put a word in the centre and related words float around it; capture one...and so on.  Part of speech, complexity and other variables can be controlled.  Fascinating [Note: Alas, the access to the full site now requires a subscription. Check it out anyway; you may be able to persuade your institution to subscriber.]
  http://www.visualthesaurus.com
  
  
  
• Vocabula Review
  A highly regarded monthly ezine of about 35 pages about the state of the English language. An annual fee of $5.95 gives full access to the many useful features and articles, many by well-known writers. Selected parts of the site are free. A useful resource for teachers.
  http://www.vocabula.com/VRabout.asp
  
  
  
• Vocabulary University
  This address takes you to the site map which gives you access to pages of lesson plans, puzzles, games and intended to make learning fun and prepare for various (American) examinations. Despite the name there is plenty for secondary level. You might try WordCity , a 'dynamic, graphical approach to learning vocabulary' which includes learning about roots, cells, stems, prefixes and suffixes ...
  http://vocabulary.com/VUsitemap.html
  
  
• Word Central
  Lively, award winning site for upper primary and secondary levels. Winner 2000 Webby award for best educational website
  http://www.wordcentral.com/
  
  
  
• Word Detective
  The online version of an internationally syndicated newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language—often in a humorous vein. Includes a ‘favourite word' section and a well-organised archive of hundreds of words and phrases.
  http://www.word-detective.com
  
  
• Wordsmyth
  This ia an integrated dictionary and thesaurus. It requires registration but no payment.  Besides simple definitions you can ask for examples which include your word.  Other features include a glossary maker and links to other sites for English language learners.
  http://www.wordsmyth.net
  
  
  
• World Wide Words  
  A site devoted to words and their origins , with a worldwide following. Topical words, turns of phrase, usage notes, weird words, the story of English, pronunciation help (British), question and answer section, searches, and a free newsletter if you wish. For a sample article, try ' Guttta Percha , Ketchup, Sago : Words from Malay'.
  http://www.worldwidewords.org/genindex.htm
  
  
  
• YourDictionary
  A web of online dictionaries is part of the site .. Some other sections: Fun and Games (including 'the richest assortment of crossword puzzles on the planet', ' Nyms and More, Grammars--and you can receive a Word of the Day by email everyday.
  http://yourdictionary.com/
  
  
  

Poetry

• Can You Haiku?
  Lesson plans, activities, resource links covering reading haiku, rules of haiku, haiku warm ups and writing haiku. Useful for both primary and secondary classes. Useful Asian links. Edsitement is a highly regarded gateway to quality humanities sites.
  http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/can_you_haiku.html
  
  
  
• Combining Grammar and Poetry
  Part of the extensive site English as Another Language maintained by Norwegian Angus Lund . This page offers a technique to get everyone to produce 5 line poems. Good efforts around the world are published on the site. Students could decide which the good ones are-and why Other sections cover grammar, projects, links, research.
  http://home.online.no/~anlun/gram-po.htm
  
  
  
• Contemporary Poetry
  Start here for access to about 30 About.com poetry lists covering types (e.g. haiku, sonnets), periods (20th century, contemporary), references, audio and video, anthologies, pantoums , nursery rhymes ....
  http://poetry.about.com/
  
  
  
• Grandpa Tucker's Poetry
  Deservedly popular site (with well over 2 million visitors so far) for primary level with the purpose of making language play fun: rhymes and tales, poems, stories, songs, poems contributed by kids, music, art gallery.... Well-illustrated .
  http://www.grandpatucker.com/
  
  
  
• Grammar and Poetry
  Part of Andreas Lund's English as Another Language page. Well-designed. Instructions, models, examples and contributions from around the world.
  http://home.online.no/~anlun/gram-po.htm
  
  
  
• Haiku Salon
  Complete guide to appreciating, writing and teaching haiku e.g. why it is popular in ELT, examples…
  http://www.cc.matsuyama-u.ac.jp/~shiki/English-Haiku.html
  
  
  
• KidzPage
  Poetry and verse for children of all ages. Recommended: Have a bash with Ogden Nash, For Better or Verse, Verse or Worse, all delightfully illustrated. There is a huge collection of poetry by children all over the world, some of it quite good. Click on More KidzLinks for more sources of poems and stories plus support for all school subjects, and ' jsut fun'.
  http://www.veeceet.com/kids/better.html
  
  
  
• Listen and Write
  BBC site with writing activities and audio poems aimed at 9-11 year olds plus a gallery of children's work.   Try Wonderwords (lively, descriptive, unusual words which 'make pictures leap into the reader's mind',   or Simile Satellie .  Download Real Player to hear actors read the poems. From here you can also go to Education, Kids and Teens pages
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/
  
  
  
• PipTalk (Passions in Poetry)
  Poetry forums, poems culled from the press, poems to send as cards and an archives
  http://piptalk.com/
  
  
  
• Poem Finder on the Web
  ' The largest, most comprehensive and most current poetry database available' it indexes 800,000 poems and has the full text of 85,000. You can use it as extensively asyou like during a two week free trial period. International in scope,
  http://www.poemfinder.com
  
  
  
• Poetry.com
  Sponsored by the International Library of Poetry, this claims to be the largest poetry site on the Internet--probably because of the thousands of submissions by would-be poets. Useful sections include help with techniques and rhyming (also synonyms, definitions, homophones etc) and the 100 greatest poems ever written. To use the huge links section (to poem, poets and other rpoetry pages) requires time and all your evaluation skills.
  http://www.poetry.com/
  
  
  
• Poetry4Kids
  A particularly useful list of resources: links to popular   children's poets,  a collection of funny poems and help in writing them,  children's poetry on the web, collection of classic anthologies,  writing resources and useful software.
  http://www.poetry4kids.com/
  
  
  
• Poetry Pals: Lessons and Activities
  Students from around the world develop literacy, technology and communication skills for reading, creating, publishing and original poetry on the Internet. Numerous teaching ideas, plus examples, links Caters for K-12. Click on Poetry Forms, Themes and Examples which shoes how to create poetry in various forms, e.g. haiku, diamante, cinquaine , limericks, autobiographical...
  http://www.geocities.com/cponykid/pages/lessons2.html
  
  
  
• Poetry Project
  This is found under Key Stage 3 on the FRET site. It is a step=by-step introduction to writing poetry--examples followed by 'over to you', at the end of which the student has written 'four super poems' .. You will need to register in order to access the PDF file but it's free! While you are on the site, look at some of the other lessons and materials too,
  http://www.english-teaching.co.uk/
  
  
  
• Scholastic's Poetry Pages
  Includes the popular Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky (and others).  Poetry and step-by-step workshops plus Teacher's Guide. Intended for primary level but useful also at lower secondary.
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm
  
  
  
• Writing Poetry: A Beginner's Guide
  Despite the subtitle this is best suited to upper secondary or 6th form students who are serious about wanting to write poetry. It covers all aspects, with plenty of examples and practical exercises.
  http://teenwriting.about.com/cs/writingpoetry/
  
  
  

• Dave's ESL Cafe Ideas Cookbook
  Click on Music for a page of links to teachers' ideas for using songs to teach Englliksh . Most consist of a paragraph or two of description. Quality varies considerably, but try Take the song and run !, Music and Rhyme, "Perfect Modals" Salad or Drawing to Music. At the least these may trigger some ideas of your own.
  http://eslcafe.com/ideas/
  
  
  
• E. L. Easton - English - Music and Lyrics
  An extensive collection of links to pages with ESL-through-music lessons and teaching ideas, plus audio and vocals (American pronunciation), song collections, national anthems plus a multilingual songbook section where you can compare the lyrics to popular songs in a variety of languages. There is a great deal on offer at this site.
  http://eleaston.com/music.html
  
  
  
• English Through Music
  A lesson ‘swap meet' where teachers share lesson plan ideas for learning English through music and can find articles and supporting materials   Nicely presented and organised according to language focus and level,  with an attempt at quality control. 
  http://www.geocities.com/ESLmusic/
  
  
  
• Ernie's ESL Songs Page
  How to use music and songs in the ESL classroom plus songs and activities at 5 different. levels
  http://www.lingolex.com/userpages/music.html
  
  
  
• ETNI's Music
  Includes ideas, projects, materials and links for teaching English language and literature through song. Also provides technical information on how to download and manage audio planers and files. This is part of a larger EFL site; go to the Teachers' section for links to lesson plans, classroom activities, projects and other EFL resources.
  http://www.etni.org.il/music/
  
  
  
• ESL through Music
  'For educators who are interested in promoting the acquisition of English through music.' Includes articles, teacher-made and tested lessons plus information on books, videos, tapes and CDs useful for ESL purposes. purchase ).
  http://www.geocities.com/ESLmusic/
  
  
  
• Finding Song Lyrics Online Learning and Technology (Vol. 5, No. 3, September 2001,) with advice and links.
  http://llt.msu.edu/vol5num3/onthenet
  
  
  
• Folksongs
  Thousands of folksongs from around the world, arranged alphabetically by title. Lyrics are nicely presented in a form suitable for printing out. The melody for many is also available. A goldmine!
  http://www.ingeb.org/folksong.html
  
  
  
• Song Dictation
  A concise ITESL-J article by Brian Cullen giving the why and how of using song dictation in the ESL classroom. Search the ITESL-J index for other articles, e.g. 'Songs, Verse and Games for Teaching Grammar' and
  http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Cullen-SongDictation.html
  
  
  

• Arts on the Move
  Scroll down to Arts on the Move then click on Drama in Education and follow links (e.g. Drama in the Primary School, Secondary Education, Resources) to arrive at useful pages such as Planning a Drama Lesson, Games and Methods, Creating Characters... A very attractive helpful site
  http://www.q-ten.co.uk
  
  
  
• Creative Drama and Theatre Education Resource Site
  Go to Classroom Ideas, Creative Drama (e.g. prop bag), Theatre Games, Plays for Performance. By a teacher who has been involved in theatre all her life.
  http://www.creativedrama.com/
  
  
  
• Drama Library
  Click on Resource Libraries, then Drama Library Teachit.com, then click on Drama Library. There are photocopiable materials and good links. Start with the 6 pages of Warm Up and Cool Down games. Or, if you are a budding director, try the Backstage page for useful tips.
  http://www.teachit.co.uk/
  
  
  
• Dramatic Interpretation of Monologue Poems
  Click on Curricular Resources > Index > D (for Drama), then scroll down topics of interest e.g. Improvisation, Monologues, Teaching of (Drama), where items are identified only by date. Click on a recent date--and hope to find a curriculum unit, lesson plans etc. (Whew!)
  http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/
  
  
  
• Learn Improv
  Explores the various kinds of structures such as warm-ups, exercises to build skills, stories, interactions and 'handles' (games requiring audience participation, with built-in comedy).
  http://www.learnimprov.com/
  
  
  
• Improvisations
  The objective is total spontaneity and teachers are advised to put aside their fears that students will not be able to cope; it is surprising how imaginative they can be. About a dozen ideas each are given for pair and group improvisation. Try some of the other activities available.
  http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/esl-activity-improvisation.htm
  
  
• Puppetry Home Page,The
  Pages include Using Puppetry, Puppetry Traditions Around the World, Puppet Building, links to other sites Describes itself as ' free resource for the puppetry community '.
  http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/
  
  
  
• Reader's Theatre
  Here is a chance to learn how to sign in to an online journal for temporary free use.  Click on the Access Form and fill in your particulars.  You will immediately be sent a username and password to use for one month while you try out past and present publications of The Language Teacher and other publications of the Japan TESOL organisation.  Browse past issues or type in the topic you are looking for, in this case 'Reader's Theatre'--and you've got what may be a useful article.  This one provides an activity for literature classes or extensive reading groups. Students create and perform short kits based on student-selected texts--from a graded reader ,  short story, novel, literature text… The emphasis is on interpretation . Intermediate to advanced
  http://www.jalt-publications.org/
  
  
  
• School Show Page
  A UK resource for school and youth theatre. From this Resources page you can go to articles, plays, an improvisation page, a primary page, technical and production help, free downloads and more
  http://www.schoolshows.demon.co.uk/resources.htm     Not available 19 June 2007
  
  
  
• Teachit's Drama Teaching Resources
  Click on Resource Libraries, then Drama Librar and scroll down to 'drama essentials' to access nearly 20 sets of materials which you can download, print and photocopy (or just read on screen). This is part of a large and prestigious UK site for English teachers. There are also hotlinks to other drama resources.
  http://www.teachit.co.uk/
  . There are smaterials and good links.
  
  
• Virtual Drama Studio
  A set of resources for teachers of English and Drama for 11-18 year olds, suitable both for new and experienced teachers Emphasis is on quality and usefulness of content.
  http://www.thevirtualdramastudio.co.uk
  
  
  

Other Literature

• 100 Best Books for Children:Teachers' List
• 100 Best Books for Children: Kids' List
  

  The American National Education Association asked teachers to pick a list of 100 books they felt represented the best books for children and young people. (The ELTC resource centre has a good percentage of them.) Compare the teachers' list with the kids' version for some interesting similarit1es and differences.
  http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html
  http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/kidsbooks.html
  

• 100 Best Books for Children: by age group and with links
  Besides organizing this particular list by level and adding book and author links to resources and lesson ideas, this site offers a large Suggested Reading section with hundreds of other titles grouped by theme and grade level.
  http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.htm
  
  

• Bibliomania
  Free literature on line: over 2000 classic texts, plus study guides, summaries, author biographies and reference help
  http://www.bibliomania.com/
  
  

• Carol Hurst's Literature Site
  Everything to do with using children's literature in the (primary/lower secondary) classroom, whether for English or other subjects,   including reviews,  classroom activities and ways of using the Internet.   Links to resources. Free newsletter
  http://www.carolhurst.com/
  
  
  
• Children's Literature and Language Arts Resources
  This page of the Internet School Library Media Center focuses on children's literature in education and associated language skills. There is information on book awards, authors and illustrators, bibliotherapy plus literary enrichment activities and well-chosen links.
  http://falcon.jmu.edu/%7Eramseyil/childlit.htm#J
  
  
  
• Cool Reads
  Books for 10-15 years olds--reviewed by 10-15 year olds. Sophisticated site run by teenagers.
  http://www.cool-reads.co.uk/
  
  
  
• EnglishBiz
  A Level English and English Literature site. Check out the Cool Reads pdf file for some good reading suggestions for teens.
  http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/
  
  
  
• Literature Log Response Starters
  This has moved to Mrs P's Kids' Page which looks worth further explanation. On the Index Page, scroll down to L and click on Literature Log. The starters are usable ./ adaptable for any level.
  http://www.geocities.com/janp_us/sitemap.html
  
  
  
• Non-Fiction Texts: Teachit
  Scroll down to Non-fiction text types and click.  The first place winner in the Literacy Strategy Competition. A complete package for using the web to teach ways of working with nonfiction. scheme of work, framework objectives, teachers' note and starters, lesson plans and teaching materials, list of websites...A good model to study for anyone designing teaching materials for English.  Take time to explore some of the other teaching materials and aids this site offers too.
  http://www.teachit.co.uk
  
  
  
• Project Gutenberg
  Downloadable texts which are now out of copyright..  A great way to access a prescribed text when no copy is available. You can search, or get a complete list of authors or titles.  There are now 20,000 titles available.
  http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
  
  
• Teenspace: Internet Public Library
  An extensive list of sites which offer suggestions and guidance on what to read in all genres. Some publish book reviews, poetry and short stories by teenagers. From the University of Michigan
  http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/
  
  
  
• Voice of the Shuttle
  A huge database for literature and the humanities, recently reorganised . On the home page, navigate to Literature (in English) or to Teaching Resources. The Guide to VOS section will help you find your way around.
  http://vos.ucsb.edu/index.asp
  
  
  
• Write a Book Review...
  Some of the writing tips offered on the site run by author Rodman Philbrick could apply equally to an evaluation of non-fiction works. There is a model book review of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/index.htm