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This list of online vocabulary resources is great for helping English language learners enrich their academic vocabulary repertoire. Note from Julia G: I also use vocabulary.com (PC and App). I like the Progress page where you ( and students) can actually see the level of engagement with the site.

Thanks Julia Don't the students find the definitions complex. I've seen quite a few and wouldn't expect the students to understand . - or do you get them to wrote their own. What levels do you do it for?

Adrian - as per our on the stairs chat - not really suitable for lower levels. I get SS to interact quite extensively with the words they choose and certainly encouragie them to find a definition that they can remember and add that to the notes for the word.

A great resource for new technologies, using existing web tools and lesson ideas.

A great resource on so many levels! Lesson plans can be adapted to the local Melbourne?Australian context using our newspapers.

Reading worksheets and articles for parents and teachers, covering sight words, vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and other reading essentials for all levels.

Reading worksheets and articles for parents and teachers, covering sight words, vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and other reading essentials. While created for K12 context there are some great ideas for EL classes especially at the lower levels

Video activities for active learning

Wondering how we can incorporate these types of digital based activities into the new curriculum

"independent learning"

Diana Haig ( a learning advisor -Faculty of Health, Arts and Design - with LAS) gave me this link in response to my query about online tutorials on the Swinburne University website ( we don't really have any due to lack of budget! Instead f2f workshops and one-on -one sessions support HE and PAVE students.)

Not sure that I like this site a much as say Monash University or UAE.