37 Resources ESL & Bilingual Teachers Use to Support Multilingual Learners

English as an Additional Language (EAL) teachers use a variety of instructional resources to support multilingual learners as they develop English language proficiency across listening, speaking, reading, and writing. 

Digital platforms, interactive activities, differentiated texts, and professional resources help educators create engaging, language-rich learning experiences while meeting students' diverse linguistic and academic needs. These tools also make it easier to personalize instruction, monitor student progress, and connect language development with content-area learning. 

Below are 37 resources recommended by EAL teachers to support effective instruction and student success within the Rutgers Alternate Route.
 

Breaking News English
Teacher Name: Isela Lopez
Grade: 6-8; K-5

"Provides authentic, current-event lessons that engage students in meaningful listening, reading, and speaking practice. Both resources align with my goal of creating interactive, culturally responsive, and linguistically rich learning experiences for my ESL students."

Canva
Teacher Name: Haya Abdel-Jabbar
Grade: K-5; 6-8

"Canva for Education helps teachers create engaging, visually appealing slides and interactive activities using customizable templates and AI tools."
 

Classroom strategies and tools for Differentiating Instruction in the ESL Classroom - Conservancy
Teacher Name: John Londono
Grade: 6-8; K-5

"A great resource for teachers who need help in their ESL classrooms or any classroom with a wide range of needs."
 

Claude
Teacher Name: Natalia Wajda
Grade: 9-12

"This AI site is amazing because it helps me create class assignments, quizzes, tests, and projects."
 

Diffit for Teachers
Teacher Name: Debra Apedo
Grade: 6-8

"The site allows one to differentiate text materials by reading grade level."
 

Edpuzzle
Teacher Name: Karla Perez
Grade: 6-8

"For my bilingual 6th-grade math class, Edpuzzle is especially helpful because I can add explanations in both English and Spanish, ensuring that all students can access and understand the content. It also allows students to learn at their own pace—they can pause, rewatch, or revisit sections if they need extra support."
 

Ellii
Teacher Name: Sandra Milena Escobar
Grade: 6-8

"Ellii is a website with highly engaging content ready-made for the classroom, and it's designed for children, teens, and adults of all levels. These resources can be very beneficial for ESL and ML learners."
 

English Grammar
Teacher Name: Alex Santos
Grade: 9-12

"This site offers clear and concise exercises and mini-lessons."
 

English Singsing
Teacher Name: Natalie Garcia
Grade: K-5

"Has good YouTube videos for young students to be exposed to English vocabulary."
 

ESL Collective 
Teacher Name: Dilfuza Latipova
Grade: K-5

"It is to find free printable worksheets, PowerPoints, and interactive exercises for English learners."

ESL KidStuff
Teacher Name: Rosa Alvarez
Grade: K-5

"ESL KidStuff offers a wide range of free resources for young ESL learners, including printable lesson plans, flashcards, worksheets, songs, and classroom readers. These materials make English learning engaging and interactive, especially for elementary students."
 

Equipping ELLs
Teacher Name: Laura Esposito
Grade: K-5; 6-8

"The benefit of this site is that it provides a whole, already worked-out ESL curriculum. That state does not provide one, so it is always up to the teacher to figure out the implementation of their own scope and sequence, often having to synthesize from a wide range of sources. This is a great resource for brand new ESL teachers who don't know where to start! The materials are excellent and relevant! I've been using it for four years now."
 

Games to learn English
Teacher Name: Roberto Sori Jr.
Grade: K-5

"Fun games for students to practice their English listening skills, match definitions to the word, and many more games."
 

HMH 
Teacher Name: Janelle Elder-Charles
Grade: K-5
"Its objective is to build skilled readers."
 

Kahoot
Teacher Name: Roberto Sori Jr 
Grade: K-5

"Fun test to help students prepare for an upcoming test or to see if they retain info from a past lesson."
 

Learning A-Z (Raz- Plus)
Teacher Name: Sandra Milena Escobar
Grade: 6-8

"Raz-Plus is a resource through Learning A-Z that provides foundational skills, comprehension checks, and differentiation to accommodate ML learners of all levels."

Learning Chocolate
Teacher Name: Khalid Griffith
Grade: K-5

"Fun materials students can use to associate age-appropriate visuals with correct pronunciation via audio."
 

Lexia English
Teacher Name: Ediza Koch
Grade: 9-12

"Lexia English is specifically for language acquisition. The site uses characters that help students in different subjects acquire English skills in reading, listening, writing, and speaking."

Linguahouse
Teacher Name: Yslam Atayev
Grade: K-5; 6-8

"ESL resources."

Newsela
Teacher Name: Ediza Koch
Grade: 9-12

"For reading comprehension, short stories and articles are provided. The teacher can change the level of the reading in order to adapt it to lower-level learners, such as those in ELL. The teacher can directly assign these readings to their students, and students can take a quiz provided by the source. The teacher has access to all student data."
 

NGLSYNC-Mindtap
Teacher Name: Yoo Jin Shin
Grade K-5; 6-8

"NGL Sync and MindTap provide an interactive learning environment through videos, audio, and digital activities that keep ESL students engaged and motivated. The platform supports differentiation by allowing teachers to assign tasks according to proficiency levels and monitor student progress in real time. It also integrates language and content objectives, aligning with WIDA and academic standards to help learners develop both linguistic and academic skills simultaneously."
 

PBS Teachers
Teacher Name: Annie Delgado
Grade: K-5

"This site benefits because it helps to engage through interactive multimedia content."

Project Learning Tree
Teacher Name: John Londono
Grade: 6-8; K-5

"Site contains resources and techniques that may be used for differentiation to reach a wide variety of students."
 

Reflections on Professional Learning 
Teacher Name: Annie Delgado
Grade: K-5

"Data binders are a great way for students to reflect and track their learning."
 

RethinkED
Teacher Name: Yoo Jin Shin
Grade: K-5; 6-8

"The platform offers tools for tracking and analyzing student behavior and engagement, allowing teachers to make evidence-based decisions and implement targeted strategies to improve classroom climate and learning outcomes."
 

Rutgers Writers House | News | How to Write Killer Horror Story
Teacher Name: Edith Cuevas
Grade: 6-8; 9-12

"Writers House provides a gateway to the experience of creativity and serves as a laboratory for developing expression in all the media of the twenty-first century. At Writers House, students can work on poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, autobiography, grant-writing, nature writing, and screenwriting. They can also collaborate on documentary filmmaking, multimedia composition, and web design. The goal of Writers House is to give students direct access to writing’s constructive and life-changing powers for personal and social good."
 

Self-Reflection and Shared Reflection as Professional Tools 
Teacher Name: Annie Delgado
Grade: K-5

"I have learned that self-reflection is not just about identifying challenges—it is also about recognizing successes and using them as a foundation for continued improvement. Writing brief notes at the end of the day. Also, reflection helps me remain responsive, compassionate, and intentional in how I serve both students and their families."
 

Standards Satchel
Teacher Name: Natalie Garcia
Grade: K-5

"Has WIDA level standards in an easy-to-read format."

Super Teacher
Teacher Name: Lynn Lowe
Grade: K-5

"I come here for all types of worksheets for teaching and reteaching."

Tara's Freebie Library
Teacher Name: Anthony Cortez Vera
Grade: K-5

"This website is part of Hand2Mind where resources and tools are shared for K-2 teaching."

TEFL
Teacher Name: Khalid Griffith
Grade: K-5

"TEFL.org has a 'Tefl taster' which is a great grammar review for ELA and ESL teachers who need to brush up on their grammar skills."
 

The Lexile and Quantile Hub Lexile Text Analyzer
Teacher Name: Debra Apedo
Grade: 6-8

"Allows for the determination of the Lexile level of a text."

Want to be fluent in English?
Teacher Name: Zhengyuan Ma
Grade: 9-12

"I like this site because it's a podcast format. It's not video-based, so there aren't a lot of visual distractions."

Welcome to BBC Learning English
Teacher Name: Zhengyuan Ma
Grade: 9-12

"BBC Learning English stands out as a comprehensive, free, and high-quality resource for ESL students. Its diverse content, multimedia approach, and focus on practical language skills make it an excellent tool for learners aiming to improve their English proficiency. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, BBC Learning English offers valuable resources to support your language learning journey."
 

What Works Clearinghouse
Teacher Name: Annie Delgado
Grade: K-5

"The benefits of the site are to provide research guidance for selecting effective teaching strategies."
 

WIDA 
Teacher Name: Sindy Aponte
Grade: 6-8

"The WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards Framework provides a foundation for enriching curriculum, instruction, and assessment for multilingual learners.

Wordwall
Teacher Name: Giselle Merino
Grade: K-5

"This site has many premade practice games available. This is great for vocabulary and sentence structure practice. As an ESL teacher, this is perfect to use with my students."
 

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