Online Resources for ELL Students and Families
For Students - Learning games
Abcya - www.abcya.com
ESL games + http://www.eslgamesplus.com/
ESL Student Lounge - esl-lounge.com/student
Fun Brain - www.funbrain.com
Games to Learn English - www.gamestolearnenglish.com
Kids Learning Ville - https://kidslearningville.com
Learning Chocolate - https://www.learningchocolate.com/
PBS kids - http://www.pbskids.org
Starfall- www.starfall.com
For Students - English Practice and Academic Support Sites
Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com
Khan Academy - www.khanacademy.org
Quizlet - https://quizlet.com/latest
Rewordify - https://rewordify.com
For Students - Stories, Books, Articles, Reading Passages
Common Lit - https://www.commonlit.org/en
Free Kids Books - https://freekidsbooks.org/
International Children’s Digital Library - http://www.childrenslibrary.org/
Open Library - https://openlibrary.org/collections/k-12
Oradell Public School Library - www.smore.com/u74vb-ops-library-update
Reading IQ - www.readingiq.com/
Storyline - https://www.storylineonline.net
Unite for Literacy - www.uniteforliteracy.org
For Students (fee or subscription required - your grade may provide a subscription)
Epic Books online -- https.//www.getepic.com
Raz Kids - https://www.raz-kids.com
For Older students and Adults
Busuu - www.busuu.com
Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com
Esl Gold - https://eslgold.com/
1-Language.com - https://www.1-language.com
Learning English - Voice of America - https://learningenglish.voanews.com/
For American English Pronunciation -- on Youtube - English with Jennifer and Rachel's English (free)
Pronunciation - https://eenglish.com/ (a fee)
Writing Support - Purdue Owl https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/english_as_a_second_language/esl_students/index.html
For Parents and Families
Colorin Colorado -- a bilingual resource for parents of ELL students -- www.colorincolorado.org/families
The New Jersey Department of Education website for Bilingual Education -- http://www.state.nj.us/education/bilingual
Oradell School Library/Media Center - https://opslibrarymediacenter.weebly.com/
Scholastic -https://www.scholastic.com/parents/home.html
Adult ESL Classes in Bergen County
Nearby library programs and/or conversation groups :
Oradell Public Library
ESL Conversation Program
375 Kinderkamack Road - Oradell, NJ 07649
201-262-2613
https://oradell.bccls.org/
Ridgewood Public Library
ESL Classes
125 North Maple Avenue - Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
201-670-5600, ext. 133
https://www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/esl
Paramus Public Library
ESL Classes
Contact: [email protected]
https://paramuslibrary.org/esl-english-study/
Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County
http://www.project-literacy.org/
Project Literacy offers one-on-one tutoring in the following areas:
• Adult Basic Literacy - Reading and writing.
• English as a Second Language (ESL).
• Mathematics for the HSE (GED) exam
392 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ
[email protected]
201-489-7066
Pathways to Literacy (compiled by Project Literacy in 2016) is a COMPREHENSIVE list of ESL and adult basic education programs in Greater Bergen County and includes data compiled from adult schools, churches, agencies, public libraries and other literacy providers. The PDF may be found at Pathways to Literacy:
http://mail.project-literacy.org/pathwaystoliteracy.htm
Bergen Community College at Ciarco Learning Center
355 Main Street - Hackensack, New Jersey
201-489-1551
https://bergen.edu/ce/courses-programs/esl-english-as-a-second-language/
Bergen County Technical Schools
Contact: 201-343-6000, ext 4639
Adult Education Building
190 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/2016-05-10-17-30-50/adult-education
Translation Apps
Deepl
I translate voice
Google Translate
Trip lingo ios
Say hi ios
Microsoft translator
updated 6.13.22
Abcya - www.abcya.com
ESL games + http://www.eslgamesplus.com/
ESL Student Lounge - esl-lounge.com/student
Fun Brain - www.funbrain.com
Games to Learn English - www.gamestolearnenglish.com
Kids Learning Ville - https://kidslearningville.com
Learning Chocolate - https://www.learningchocolate.com/
PBS kids - http://www.pbskids.org
Starfall- www.starfall.com
For Students - English Practice and Academic Support Sites
Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com
Khan Academy - www.khanacademy.org
Quizlet - https://quizlet.com/latest
Rewordify - https://rewordify.com
For Students - Stories, Books, Articles, Reading Passages
Common Lit - https://www.commonlit.org/en
Free Kids Books - https://freekidsbooks.org/
International Children’s Digital Library - http://www.childrenslibrary.org/
Open Library - https://openlibrary.org/collections/k-12
Oradell Public School Library - www.smore.com/u74vb-ops-library-update
Reading IQ - www.readingiq.com/
Storyline - https://www.storylineonline.net
Unite for Literacy - www.uniteforliteracy.org
For Students (fee or subscription required - your grade may provide a subscription)
Epic Books online -- https.//www.getepic.com
Raz Kids - https://www.raz-kids.com
For Older students and Adults
Busuu - www.busuu.com
Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com
Esl Gold - https://eslgold.com/
1-Language.com - https://www.1-language.com
Learning English - Voice of America - https://learningenglish.voanews.com/
For American English Pronunciation -- on Youtube - English with Jennifer and Rachel's English (free)
Pronunciation - https://eenglish.com/ (a fee)
Writing Support - Purdue Owl https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/english_as_a_second_language/esl_students/index.html
For Parents and Families
Colorin Colorado -- a bilingual resource for parents of ELL students -- www.colorincolorado.org/families
The New Jersey Department of Education website for Bilingual Education -- http://www.state.nj.us/education/bilingual
Oradell School Library/Media Center - https://opslibrarymediacenter.weebly.com/
Scholastic -https://www.scholastic.com/parents/home.html
Adult ESL Classes in Bergen County
Nearby library programs and/or conversation groups :
Oradell Public Library
ESL Conversation Program
375 Kinderkamack Road - Oradell, NJ 07649
201-262-2613
https://oradell.bccls.org/
Ridgewood Public Library
ESL Classes
125 North Maple Avenue - Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
201-670-5600, ext. 133
https://www.ridgewoodlibrary.org/esl
Paramus Public Library
ESL Classes
Contact: [email protected]
https://paramuslibrary.org/esl-english-study/
Project Literacy of Greater Bergen County
http://www.project-literacy.org/
Project Literacy offers one-on-one tutoring in the following areas:
• Adult Basic Literacy - Reading and writing.
• English as a Second Language (ESL).
• Mathematics for the HSE (GED) exam
392 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ
[email protected]
201-489-7066
Pathways to Literacy (compiled by Project Literacy in 2016) is a COMPREHENSIVE list of ESL and adult basic education programs in Greater Bergen County and includes data compiled from adult schools, churches, agencies, public libraries and other literacy providers. The PDF may be found at Pathways to Literacy:
http://mail.project-literacy.org/pathwaystoliteracy.htm
Bergen Community College at Ciarco Learning Center
355 Main Street - Hackensack, New Jersey
201-489-1551
https://bergen.edu/ce/courses-programs/esl-english-as-a-second-language/
Bergen County Technical Schools
Contact: 201-343-6000, ext 4639
Adult Education Building
190 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
https://bcts.bergen.org/index.php/2016-05-10-17-30-50/adult-education
Translation Apps
Deepl
I translate voice
Google Translate
Trip lingo ios
Say hi ios
Microsoft translator
updated 6.13.22