ELL+ESL

Check the library catalog for books in the collection. TRUMAN LIBRARY CATALOG **Headphones are available for students to listen to podcasts or audio files on the computers.** We also have playaway **audiobooks for listening to titles .**
 * ELL / ESL Support and Resources in the Library**

 Playaways can fit in your pocket!

==Information on the countries of origin of our ELL students are available in the library. We also have books on various subjects at various reading levels. Check the library catalog for exact titles or see Mrs. Rein for help. ==
 * ==Databases ==

Culture Grams Username: trumanhs Password: tiger This database contains information on every country in the world featuring political, historical, geographic and cultural information. There is the World edition and the Kids edition with simpler text.

PowerLibrary Databases is a collection of online full-text databases that offer content in numerous other languages. Go to the PowerLibrary main page and select your database. **Net Library** content in English, Spanish, French, Korean Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Dutch and German. || ==Other Web Sources ==

Languages Online ESL for beginners - online and print activities from the Victoria State Government. Welcoming Center for New PennsylvaniansResources for new immigrants.


 * Grammar, vocabulary games, drill and practice and tutorials. ** ||
 * ==Online Books and Reading ==

International Children’s Digital LibraryOver 4300 books in 54 languages available full text online. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Project Gutenberg <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">over 30,000 free books in English and many other languages. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Online Texts from IPL** IPL links to numerous sites that provide access to online materials. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Foreign Language Literature Resources Library of Congress Global Gatewayportal to bilingual multimedia collections. <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">The South Asisan Literary Project links to Asian authors with audio files of the authors reading their own works. Languages: Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali - Newari, Oriya, Panjabi, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan,Urdu. Silver Internationalonline high school newspaper written by ELL students || ==<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 11pt;">Podcasts == <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Free ESL and ELL podcasts - audio programs online for English language learners.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ESL Pod – English for Everyone <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">English as a Second Language (ESL) Podcasts <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> ELT Podcast - Basic Conversations for EFL and ESL ||