Supporting English Language Learners at Your Library:  Live Panel Event 

As promised, a list of the resources recommended by our lovely panelists:

Book series to use with students:

• DK English for Everyone - includes companion audio for each lesson on their website; can add on workbooks so learners can write in their copy
• Saddleback Books’ ELL/Newcomers series - targeted at teens but has an ELL section with really practical topics and American History
• Cambridge's Ventures series - includes companion audio
• Intercambio's Confidence and Connections - has companion app with audio
• Pearson's Azar-Hagen Grammar series - recommended for grammar
• Oxford Picture Dictionary - great for teaching vocabulary
• Wonder Books - read-along books with audio built in so it reads the book to you (recommended for independent use)
  
  

Books for librarians/teachers:

• The Grammar Answer Key & They Keys to Teaching Grammar to English Learners by Keith Folse - really helpful for teachers/tutors trying to help ELLs with their grammar

Online tools:

• Ellii (paid subscription) - a place to find lesson plans
• Conversation Starters (free) - ideas to get your conversation circle speaking up
• Transparent Language Online (paid subscription) - a shameless plug for our own language learning database which has 120+ languages including a 200+ hour ESL collection with paired courses for speakers of 30+ other languages.
  
  

Communities:

• World Languages Librarians Facebook group - For world language collection development, Diana Miranda Murillo from Austin Public Library runs this Facebook group which is a tremendous resource for finding new vendors, etc.