ESL Course 1 Resources by Mandy Mosko

PDE Educating English Learners Information

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:28:57 UTC

This is the Department of Ed's page that includes all of the state information you may need to help support your ELs and their families.

ChatterPix App

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:30:03 UTC

A fun App to use for creating stories in the classroom. Student's can make pictures appear to be talking.

Sock Puppet App

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:31:02 UTC

Another fun App that allows students to create their own sock puppet show with audio.

Edpuzzle

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:32:22 UTC

One of my favorite educational platforms. It has many features to support you ELs and strengthen their skills in the four domains.

Canva

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:33:27 UTC

A great creative platform for designing all of your classroom needs. Easy to use and easy to translate things that you have created.

Talking Points

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:38:15 UTC

A very helpful translation platform. You can use it on your phone or computer. Easily relays information back and forth in the users specified language.

ReadWorks

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:40:35 UTC

An online tool that has a wide variety of articles at various levels. Many topics to choose from and you can set some articles up to read aloud or have comprehension questions.

WIDA's Resource Articles for Family Engagement

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:42:08 UTC

Used in our first discussion post. Lots of great tools and tips for helping parents stay engaged.

Diffit

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:43:53 UTC

Easily helps teachers create classroom activities. Resources can be translated into other languages.

Rewordify

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:44:42 UTC

Helps simplify text for students.

WIDA Can Do Descriptors

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:46:15 UTC

The can do descriptors are a great resource to share with classroom teachers to help them understand their ELs abilities and strengths.

Connecting With Families

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:49:03 UTC

This article gives some great and simple ideas on how to help your ESL families.

Differentiated Instruction Article

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:50:59 UTC

A very simple article on how to adjust activities in the classroom to meet your students needs.

Differentiated Instruction Video

mandy_mosko — 2025-06-26 11:53:12 UTC

A little lengthy but a great video to watch.