"Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day…" - 5 new articles

The Pudding always produces slick and interesting interactive infographics. Most of them, however, are fairly useless.

Not this one.

Their new Essential Words interactive compares what were considered the most common English words in 1953 to the ones identified in that category now.

The infographic’s subheading is:

How the Words We Teach English Language Learners Changed, and What That Says About Us

I think every teacher of English Language Learners will want to take a look…

     

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When I first taught economics over ten years ago, pickings were pretty slim for engaging online financial literacy resources.

But the options have grown a lot since then, and now there are quite a few good online free programs, including some that are very accessible to English Language Learners (see The Best Sites For Learning Economics & Practical Money Skills).

Now there’s a new one to add to the list – Finlingo.

It seems to be story-based and pretty accessible.  It’s new, of course, so there’s no guarantee that it’s going to be around for the entire school year.  But I think it’s worth checking out.

     

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Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,604 of them categorized here – you might also want to check out THREE ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO SEARCH FOR & FIND MY “BEST” LISTS).

Here are the lists from this month:

All 2026 Mid-Year Education-Related “Best” Lists – In One Place!

The Most Important Qualities Of A Great ELL Teacher

The Best Resources About Cognates

The “Best” Lists Of Common Mistakes ELL Teachers Make & What They Should Do, Instead

2026’s Best Posts On Teaching English Language Learners – So Far

The Best Learning Games Of 2026 – So Far

2026’s Best Social Studies Resources – So Far

The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2026 – So Far

The Best Resources On Classroom Instruction In 2026 – So Far

The Best Sentences Of 2026 – So Far

The Best Resources On “Grade Inflation” – Everyone, Please Take A Chill Pill

     

I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here).

You can also see my all-time favorites here. I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorites, too.

Here are some of the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written during this past month (not in any order of preference) – also note that I group many updates on the Trump administration’s current attack on education and democracy in weekly posts you can find here):

All Student Handouts From Our Latest Book Are Now Available For Free Without Any Required Registration

“What Makes Teaching ‘Culturally Responsive’?” Is An Excerpt From Our New Book

You Can Read The First Chapter Of Our Book, The Better Teacher’s Toolbox, For Free!

Our Latest Book Has Been Published Early – “The Better Teacher’s Toolbox” Is Here!

Statistic Of The Day: Teachers’ Pay Isn’t So Great

ChatGPT Unveils New & Impressive Translation Features

It Would Be Chaotic, But I Think “Choo Choo Words” Could Be A Fun Learning Game To Play With ELLs

“An American Mosaic” Is An Impressive NY Times Interactive

“English, no kidding” Looks Like A Surprisingly Useful AI Site For ELLs & Their Teachers

I Like The Instructional Strategy Behind This Video: “Walking Through Writing a Compelling Essay”

Interesting Survey Results – Teachers Think Aides & A Searchable Data Base For Lessons Are The Two Best Things That Could Save Them Time

Holding A Kid Back A Grade? Not So Fast, New Study Suggests

Another Study Finds That VAM Performance Rankings Penalize Teachers With Students Facing Many Challenges

“How to Promote Student Voice in the Classroom”

“Teacher Action Research … in Action”

“This Is What Teachers Want From Their Leaders”

“Want to Retain Teachers? Ask the Right Recruitment Questions”