Centrally ESL

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        • Create Purposeful Games
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      • EMOTIONS!
      • NOVELS >
        • Aesop's Fables
        • StudySync Titantic
        • Julie of the Wolves and Island of the Blue Dolphins
        • Life of Pi
        • A Wrinkle in Time
        • Keeper
        • On Becoming Naomi Leon
        • All of the Above
        • Visions >
          • FRINDLE
          • Monster by Walter Dean Myers
          • Rainforest Animals
          • Zlata's Diary
          • Esperanza Rising and Out of the Dust
          • Plain Talk about Handling Stress
          • Antarctic Adventure
          • INSIDE
        • Freak the Mighty
        • Julie of the Wolves and Island of the Blue Dolphins
        • Watsons Go to Birmingham
        • FBMS WORD WALL
        • The Hobbit
        • The Boy in Striped Pajamas
        • Indigenous Peoples Stories
    • Substitute Days!
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  • Writing Center
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    • Stories to Process
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    • Bloom's Taxonomy
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Parent Resources at Alexander Graham
It's always about respect: Jonas Kakoschke

Angelina McCurry
M.Ed.,
B.S.B.A., B.S., B.A.
Certification Areas:
ESL, Language Arts,
Gifted and Talented, German


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ESL Topics

How long does it take to learn English?
Learning and Teaching of English
 See page 4 as to how recommendations
for ESL instruction time from
the University of Calgary.
General Info on Language Acquisition
This is a general article from the
Scholarpedia website recommended for understanding issues surrounding language acquisition. Not bad for dabblers.
Code Switching
Critical Period Language Learning
Rice University: Structure of English
When Cultures Collide: Richard Lewis
Gain insight into other cultures through Richard Lewis' research.
8 Language Approaches
Dual Language and Immersion
Both dual language and immersion are equally successful approaches to learning language.
B.I.C.S. and C.A.L.P.
Jim Cummins, University of Toronto
B.I.C.S. and C.A.L.P. Acquisition Rate
 Jim Cummins, University of Toronto
International Center
For testing and school assignment
Alexander Graham Middle School
Park Road Montessori
Welcome! This is our school and you are now part of our family! Remember, everything we learn in ESL is to be able to understand life and school!
Driving Directions
CATS Pass & Ticket Information
CATS Bus Schedule
Make an Appointment
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How the Brain Benefits
How the Brain Benefits From Being Bilingual
The Power of the Bilingual Brain
Immigrant Movies
Arab American Museum
Washington Post on Novelas

Hispanics USA!

Immersion Academy
How Students Acquire Language
The Importance of Maintaining L1
Read page 9 for why immigrants needs to speak their language in order to learn English better.
EFL and ESL: What is the Difference?
EFL and ESL Classroom Differences
FAQs for ESL
Stephen Krashen and Affective Filter
University of Alberta on Affective Filter
Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences
Software Attack Remedies
Writing Contest
Park Road Montessori School
The World Clock
Life for the World's Street Child
A Child's Hope
Benefits of Immigrants
Sign the Petition for Cesar Chavez Day!
Why do Americans Do What They Do?
Be sure to go to the bottom of the page.

"Unless you're a Native American, you're from somewhere else!"
                - Barack Obama
                  President of the U.S.A.

Family Volunteering Abroad
Meet 5 American Families that Travel all the Time
I.L.H.
For American ambassador families that want to learn a foreign language in an authentic setting!
Schools Around the World
Back to School Around the World

What is it like to be a refugee? 

A Life in Exile: How It Feels
Understanding Refugees
What to do for Child Soldiers
Great Immigrants

Immigrant History in the United States

Asian Immigrants

Hmong Resource Center Library
Montagnard People
Lao Culture in the United States
Americans remember what it was like
to be an immigrant throughout history.

Welcome to the U.S.A. Today!

Mayan Speakers

Saturday Heritage Language Instruction in
Charlotte, North Carolina

 I encourage everyone to recapture their link to their heritage through Saturday Schools in Charlotte. Tuition is involved.
Heritage Languages
Heritage Language Journal
Deutsche Schule Charlotte
Hebrew School
Ecole du Samedi
Greek School
Arabic Language Classes
Spanish Lessons
Russian Language Classes
Chinese Academy
Japanese Language School of Charlotte
Korean Language School
Goethe Institut
Carolina Language Academy
Language Study Abroad
NPR NEWS
Q&A on Immigrant Children Refugee Status
US Department of Immigration
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