We at MABE want to support Michigan educators as they continue navigating the unfamiliar world of online learning. The following are a list free resources you may want to consider using with English learners while schools remain closed. If you would like to add other suggestions to our list, please email Erica Hilliker at ehilliker78@gmail.com with the link of the resource and a brief explanation of its use. 

Language Arts:

Epic: Access to thousands of high-quality online books and includes lots of titles in Spanish.

Unite for Literacy: The site offers phonemic awareness lessons and has tons of books that can be read aloud in both English and Spanish.

Learning A to Z: Access to lots of leveled reading material, most of which can be translated to multiple languages.

Storyline Online: Famous actors and actresses read a variety of best-selling books out-loud to students. Great visual support!

Scholastic Learn At Home: Tremendous visual support and an emphasis on vocabulary development

Newesla: The complexity of the language in each article can be altered by changing the Lexile level in the top right corner of each article. Look for the icon in the top right corner labeled MAX

Math:

Happy Numbers: Happy numbers is a highly visual and adaptive application (students take a quick placement test before they begin) that helps students build math intuition. Teachers can monitor progress.

CK-12: A great source of math curricular materials, many of which are translated to Spanish.

XtraMath: Basic math fact practice.