MES English
http://www.mes-english.com/
Grades: K-12
MES English is a website that offers parents and teachers resources to help them teach children to teenagers various aspects of theEnglish language. The website has been a lifesaver for both my coteachers and I. The site is easy to use and provides flashcards, worksheets, teaching videos, and games to help educators cover various parts of language learning. These resources are clearly marked on the menu of the homepage. Topics covered in these sections cover most aspects of language learning from learning phonics to understanding more complex grammar patterns.
I have often used this website to find games that the students can do together. Many of the games are good but most require the user to have a printer because many of them are board or card games. This is good for educators or parents that have easy access to a printer but not so much for someone with limited resources. Explanations for the games are given which make them easier to explain to the students for the teacher using them. The videos are very effective as well to explain parts of grammar that may be difficult for the students to understand. A youtube link is provided for additional support if there are problems with the videos on the site. MES English offers practice in many areas of language learning from phonics to writing.
What is very useful with this website is the forums section. In this section teachers and parents can discuss a variety of topics. There are three sections in the forums sections. They are teaching, games and activities and general. This allows educators to give feedback on these various things and also discuss things that aren't strictly related to teching. Feedback is given and thus allows teachers to learn from others experiences. The forums section also gives links to other teaching websites that teachers can use in their lesson planning.
I feel the website is very well organized and easy to use. I have found most of the material easy to use because of the well written instructions for the games and activities. MES English has many activities for the students to do that can improve their speaking and writing but there isn't much to help with reading. Also, as I mentioned earlier with the games and activities many of them require the user to have a printer which could be problematic. This is especially true if the teacher has large classes and needs to make many printouts. I think that is one aspect that MES English could improve. Maybe offering communicative activities that don't require printed materials would be helpful. Overall, MES English is a great a resource for teachers who are having trouble filling their time in their classroom. I would recommned this site to both new and experienced teachers.
I certainly agree that there are a lot of resources on this site that would be great for ESL or for reading support in general. I wish I had known about it when I was doing tutoring for the NCLB program; it's much better than the sites I found. Also, the forums feature is a tremendous attraction. Although I just gave it a quick glance, it seemed like a fast and easy way to connect with others, make suggestions and get questions answered.
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