Ten years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.
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Here are this week’s choices:
Title III State Profiles is from NCELA.
Immigrants who master English have higher high school graduation rates in NY than native speakers https://t.co/ZiQNs57BXI pic.twitter.com/zMuRxd42LE
— Ben Smith (@semaforben) March 14, 2026
What does research say about how digital storytelling (DS) can be used to enhance children language learning?
This infographic summarises evidence from 50 studies.
🧑🏫 DS can be used as an engaging and child-friendly approach for learning.
👨🏫 It helps children to create… https://t.co/och3FlYx3G pic.twitter.com/ofgJQTgaaT
— TESOLgraphics (@tesolgraphics) March 15, 2026
Impact of Removing Exit Exams on Graduation Rates journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3…
“Removing exams led to increases in school-level ACGR of 3 percentage points, with the limited English proficient ACGR…projected to increase up 15 percentage points at 4 years after exam removal.”
— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) March 15, 2026 at 1:33 PM
“In some cases, teachers reported half the class or more is in the process of learning English, and they don’t have time to teach the basics of English because they need to focus on delivering the provincial curriculum to the rest of the students.”
!?!https://t.co/0oqtZV0FCd— Jamie Sarkonak (@sarkonakj) March 12, 2026
Karaoke Lover could come in very handy to teachers who use songs in their teaching. I’m adding it to The Best Online Karaoke Sites For English Language Learners.
Photo Grid Collage lets you do what it says – for free. I talk in The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons about I use collages in class.
ELL students can watch this video and talk/write about what they saw:
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