Here are some helpful websites for tutors to use and share with their students!
365 ESL Short Stories
This is one of the best sites for easy conversations and stories - literally hundreds of them. It is also appropriate for ABE students. Be sure to go beyond the homepage to take advantage of the wealth of lessons - some of them are very life-skills-oriented.
American English
This website has a wealth of language resources and skills practice for students of all levels. Use either the “Teach” or “Learn” tab and watch a menu of different skill practices appear. These can be either simply displayed or printed out as PDF files. Just use the menu bar to the left to specify your student’s characteristics and wait for the list of usable resources to pop up.
American English - Stories
This is from the American English website and is a specific area where you can find many short stories. They have printable activities, quizzes, and a printable PDF of the stories. Great practice for intermediate to advanced students who need activities to enhance their familiarity with new vocabulary and sentence structures.
EL Civics for ESL Students
This is a great website for stories with pictures and easy words on U.S. history, landmarks, holidays, and geography. Copy and paste stories into a word document and print them out.
Many Things
This website is a rich resource for English language learners. It has many activities for listening, speaking, vocabulary building, and many others. It also has great audio to use along with story reading to reinforce the way English looks and sounds. Use the learning videos, which make the lessons much more engaging.
Union Test Prep - GED Preparation
Need help with the GED test? This site has practice tests, flashcards, and study guides to help your student get a better score in less time - for FREE.
EnglishClass101.com
Learn English with fun, interesting, and culturally relevant lessons that are easy to listen to. They are fun, effective tools! Join the hundreds of thousands of people already learning English through the power of their mobile apps, desktop software, and website with free English lessons released every week!
PCs for People
This service allows individuals who are eligible to purchase desktops, laptops, and high-speed internet at deeply discounted rates. Visit the site to determine eligibility. Purchases can be made online. Students may use MCLC wi-fi to explore available options.
USA Learns - English & Citizenship Prep
This 100% free educational website has video lessons and 1000s of activities: English speaking, listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, writing, and grammar, and a U.S. Citizenship course.
Hands On - A Collection of ESL Literacy Activities
This site has tons of beginning-level activities with many teaching tips, plus games and flashcards. Sample topics: alphabet, numbers, time, parts of the body, and weather.
Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy
Check out the great picture stories on Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy (for beginning literacy and ESL students). The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition has a wealth of information on its website, and these half-dozen cartoon picture stories, complete with a one-page guide on how to use them, are one of the best.