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Authentic Resources

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Authentic resources aligned to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Social Media posts by theme
Infographics
Memes
Online Kids Magazines
Animated Cartoons
Online Books & Stories
Commercials and Short Videos
Songs and Poetry
Visuals
Latin Resources
ASL Resources

​Use of Authentic Texts in Language Learning (ACTFL) 

Authentic Texts Video

Authentic Resources by Language and AP Theme

OFLA Go-To List of Sources for Authentic Text

Authentic vs. Non-Authentic Materials

What is authentic text?

​Authentic Text for Deeper Student Learning

Where to find authentic resources for French

French movie posters

Authentic Resources infographic

Authentic Resources infographic 2

Questions for evaluating an authentic resource
Selecting Authentic Text
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Sources fo Authentic Text by Language
sources_for_authentic_text_by_language_112414.xlsx
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A-CLAP strategy for evaluating sources

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Generic infographic activity


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infographic_organizer_activity.docx
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Great resource for online authentic resources (magazines, newspapers, etc.) sorted by skill (reading, listening, etc.)
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Infographics

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Chinese
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French
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German
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Italian
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Spanish
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Arabic
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Greek
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Japanese
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Portuguese
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Russian

Link to Pinterest board with infographics for many languages

Infografias en castellano

Spanish infographics

Spanish infographics

Spanish Infographics (Azteca Noticias)

Pictoline Infographics for Spanish language learning

German infographics

German infographics

French cooking infographics

Italian Infographics Pinterest boards

Hindi infographics

Japanese infographics

Korean infographics

Korean infographics

Greek infographics

​German Resource Hub
Analysis of an infographic (Spanish)
Analysis of infographics worksheet (Spanish)
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​Memes and Quotes in Target

​ Language

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Portuguese
Pinterest board with memes for Spanish: Mr. Wonderful Wonderconsejos

​Click here for: Songs and Poetry in the Target Language
 


​Online Kids Magazines in Target Languages
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French
German
Spanish
Portuguese
Italian
Mon Quotidien
Logo! Kids News
Veintemundos
Jornal Joca
Messaggero dei Ragazzi
Info Journal Junior
Sowieso Kids News
Muy Interesante Jr.
SuperInteressante 
Focus Junior
1jour1actu
SWR Kindernetz
​Tú
Escola Kids
Il Macaone
Journal des Enfants
Seiten Stark
Somos Jovenes (Cuba)
Value
Le Blog de Julie
BR Kinder
El Gancho (Spain)
Le P'tit Libé (L'actu des grands
expliquée aux enfants)
Neun 1/2
Smithsonian Tween Tribune
GEO Ado
Value
Give Me Five by Phosphore
Value
Value
L'actualité pour les jeunes
Value
Les petits citoyens
WebJunior Jor

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Les Explorateurs
ELI Magazines (Multiple Languages)
 

Online Target Language

​ Books/Stories

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Multiple Languages
Epic books (Spanish, Chinese)
International Digital Children's Library
Flangoo
Bookbox
Tumblebooks (often subscription is available through public library)
Magic Blox (French, German, Italian, Spanish)
Lingo Zing- audio comic books (French, Spanish, Portuguese)- subscription
ASL
1001 Children's Books in ASL
Signed Stories
Value
Chinese
Chinese Children's books Pinterest board
117 Animated Children's books in Chinese  
Value
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French
Boukili 
Cap Sur l'Espace Jeunes
Monde des Titounis
Il était une histoire
Ecoutez la lecture (sites where stories are read to listener
26 Albums Filmés pout les Enfants
Storybooks Canada
Value
Les livres gratuits pour enfants
Les petites histoires d'OUFtivi
Short Edition Jeunesse: Histoires à Ecouter
Je lis libre
Bibliothèque des Amériques
Value
German
19th century German stories
Value
Spanish
El bosque de las fantasías
​Ediba Libros
Cuentos en PowerPoint PDF list of links for cuentos en Powerpoint
10 Cuentos Cortos Para Leer Con Niños
Biblioteca Virtual Infantil: El Rincon de los Chicos
Story Place
Cuentos Infantiles Online
Children's Short Stories in Spanish
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Cuentos Para Dormir
Senderos: Leveled elementary readers from Houghton Mifflin
Value
Value
 

Animated Cartoons


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Spanish
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German
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Italian
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Portuguese
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Korean
Chinese
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​Commercials and Videos in the Target Language

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French commercials and short videos
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German commercials and short videos
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Spanish commercials and videos
 Pinterest board with French Commercials

Pinterest board with French Commercials

Pub TV Gratuites (You Tube)

Télé Louisiane (You Tube)

Google Drive folder with Spanish Commercials (Kara Jacobs)

Google Drive folder with worksheets for Spanish Commercials (Kara Jacobs)​

More Spanish commercials

​Authentic Advertisements in Spanish

YouTube Playlists of French videos (Madame Henderson)

French film clips (Sarah Moghtader)

​French film clips (Sarah Moghtader)- bank of activities

Experiencias Con Arte (YouTube channel)

Video playlist for Elementary Spanish (Glenda de Hoyos)

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AATF YouTube Video Playlists
 

Visuals as authentic text

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AATF Google Photos: Albums Collaboratifs
Wonders of Street View

Visuals for Speaking and Writing Pinterest Board

Dibustock: Royalty-Free Stock Children's Illustrations

​World Images

National Geographic Photo of the Day: People and Culture

Hungry Planet: What the world eats

Around the world of breakfasts

School lunches around the world

What's Going on in this Picture? (New York Times)

What's Going on in this Graph? (New York Times)

Authentic Images for Spanish (Rosalyn Rhodes)

Images de France
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Art coloring pages

Spanish arts​

National Gallery of Art

The Prado Museum

The Louvre Museum

The Realia Project

Pexels: Free stock photos

50 Captivating Photos of Girls Going to School Around the World



Everyday Africa (Instagram) 

Everyday Latin America (Instagram)

Everyday Middle East (Instagram)

Everyday Asia (Instagram)

Everyday USA (Instagram)

Everyday Eastern Europe (Instagram)

​s://www.instagram.com/everydayafrica

Visual Thinking Strategies

Visual Thinking Strategies for Improved Comprehension

Visual Thinking Strategies: Milwaukee Art Museum: http://teachers.mam.org/collection/teaching-with-art/visual-thinking-strategies-vts/

​Teaching Visual Literacy in the Classroom: https://www.literacyideas.com/teaching-visual-texts-in-the-classroom/​ 

7 Things You Should Know About Visual Literacy: https://library.educause.edu/~/media/files/library/2015/3/eli7118-pdf.pdf

Examples of authentic text by language and theme



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Spanish 1
French 3/4
German 3/4
Spanish/school/novicemid
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IPA French/families and communities/intermediate low
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IPA German/personal and public identities/intermediate mid
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Pinterest boards for global themes


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Global Challenges
French
German
Spanish
Contemporary Life
French
Spanish
Beauty and Aesthetics
French

French

French
Value
Spanish
Science and Technology
French
​Spanish
Families and Communities
French
Spanish
Personal and Public Identities
French
Spanish

AP German Pinterest board (K. Dubs)​

AP Italian Pinterest board (KBC)

AP Spanish Literature Pinterest Board (B. Mena)

Pinterest boards to follow

​Novice Level Spanish: Señora Sherrow

Elementary Spanish: Moorestown Elementary

Intermediate/Advanced Spanish: Faith Rhodes

Advanced Level Spanish: Sharon Birch

French (all levels)- Sarah Moghtader

French resources: Meg Chance

French resources: Julee LaPorte​
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French resources: Perfecting Pedagogy

​German Teacher Favorites

Hebrew resources

French idioms

The Language Teacher (German, Chinese, Italian)

Deb V-W Italian Teacher

AATF Pinterest boards by theme
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Authentic resources from social

​media

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Social Media posts for teaching grammar in context (multiple language structures for multiple languages)- lots and lots of examples!
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Social Media posts on content themes
Fake news
Social distancing
Back to school
Earth Day
Mask wearing
Quarantine
French
French
French
French
French
Value
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
German
German
German
Italian
Portuguese
Italian
Pastimes (French)
mon_passetemps_tweets.pdf
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Pastimes (German)
Pastimes tweets (Spanish)
pasatiempos_tweets.pdf
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Favorite clothing (French)
monvetementprefere_tweets.pdf
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Favorite clothing (Spanish)
tweets_mi_ropa_favorita.pdf
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Vacations (Spanish)
en_vacaciones_tweets.pdf
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Cold weather (French)
fr_cold_weather_tweets.pdf
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Cold weather (Spanish)
conestefríoyo_tweets.pdf
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Travel (Spanish)
sp_travel_tweets.pdf
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Childhood (French)
sp_childhood_tweets.pdf
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Childhood (Spanish)
sp_childhood_tweets.pdf
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Breakfast (French)
fr_breakfast_tweets.pdf
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Breakfast (Spanish)
sp_breakfast_tweets.pdf
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Breakfast (Portuguese)
portuguese_twitter_and_instagram_posts_about_breakfast.pdf
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Recycling (Spanish)


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Recycling (French)
fr_recycling_tweets.pdf
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Tech Stress (Spanish)
tech_stress_spanish_instagram_posts.pdf
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Human Rights (French)
Human Rights (Spanish)

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec 3)- French
​International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Dec 3)- Spanish

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New Year's Resolutions (German)
New Year's Resolutions (French)
New Year's Resolutions (Spanish)
Immigration (German)
Immigration (French)
Immigration (Spanish)
Winter (German)
Winter (French)
Winter (Spanish)



​Using Twitter for Authentic Communication in Spanish Class

15 Facebook pages for Spanish Authentic Resources

Le Parisien Infog Twitter page

El Paîs infografía

​​​Gatographic
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Authentic Resources by Theme
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Animals
Art, Dance, Music and Theatre
Back to School
Bullying
Children's Rights
Cycling (French, German, Italian)
Cycling (Spanish)
Ecotourism
Education (French)
Education (Other Languages)
Education (Spanish)
Environment (French)
Environment (German)
Environment (Spanish)
Fake News
Family
Fidget Spinners
Food (French, German, Italian)
Food (Spanish)
Healthy Lifestyle (French)
Healthy Lifestyle (Other Languages)
Healthy Lifestyle (Spanish)
Homelessness, Poverty, and Hunger
Household Chores
Identity and Diversity
Immigration
Leisure Activities (French)
Leisure Activities (Other Languages)
Leisure Activities (Spanish)
Natural Disasters
Pets
Preparing for Exams 
School Lunches
Sports (French, German, Italian)
Sports (Spanish)
Summer Camp and Extracurricular Activities
Technology (Other Languages)
Technology (Spanish)
Thanksgiving and Black Friday
Houses and Homes
Transportation (Other Languages)
Transportation (Spanish)
Vacations (French)
Vacations (Other Languages)
Vacations (Spanish)
Volunteering and Giving 
Weather
Winter
Winter Olympics
World of Work (French, German, Italian)
World of Work (Spanish)
Digital Citizenship
Cell Phones and Tech Stress/Addiction
Video Games
Camping
Driving/Carpooling
Earth Day
Skiing
Books and Reading


    Happiness
 

American Sign Language resources


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ASL Resources Pinterest Board

ASL Authentic Resources list (Ohio Dept of Education)

American Sign Language Pinterest Board

Creative ASL Teaching blog

ASL Games (Pinterest)

TED Talk: The Enchanting Music of Sign Language
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The CODA Brothers
 
ASL interpreter S. Hanson (Jokes)
 
Dr Don G "Do you lipread?" (leaning towards English, but a great story)
 
Hearing Privilege from Facundo Element 

From Street Leverage
 
Can a Deaf person deliver pizzas? 

Open Captioned Vlogs

Keith Wann's website

Amber Galloway Gallego Hearing Privilege

Rob Nielson YouTube channel

ASL Teacher Share Facebook Page

DHN on YouTube

Daily News in ASL

The Daily Moth

Matt Daigle (Deaf comic strips)

DEAF Cartoons- That Deaf Guy- Matt Daigle

Best SIgn Language Music Videos (You Tube)

VL2 Storybook Apps

Lifeprint

ASL Meredith (YouTube channel)

 
Latin Resources
Latin in the Real World Facebook Group

http://ephemeris.alcuinus.net/: This site has news stories in Latin
 
 Virginia Latina Loquenda beginner resources

YouTube channels

 Magister Craft - Latin via Minecraft

 Scorpio Martianus - Latin songs, tours in Latin, and other videos

 Legio XIII - Latin podcast by Magister Craft and Scorpio Martianus

 Latin Tutorial - Latin grammar explanations

 Latinitium - Latin tours, lessons, and stories

Latin Listening Project

Coquamus - Latin cooking channel

Latin Authentic Resources Padlet

Ancient Graffiti Project





 

Magistra Michaud- rich Pinterest boards

French resources from Senegal
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    • Intercultural Communication
    • Continuous Assessment
    • Assessment in World Languages
    • Responding to Student Data
    • Feedback
    • Grammar in Context
    • Questioning and Discussion
    • Meeting the needs of diverse language learners
    • Learning Centers
    • Supportive Learning Environment
    • Knowing the Learner
    • Student Engagement
    • Student Choice and Voice
    • Flexible grouping
    • Student Reflection and Self-Assessment
    • Varied Approaches
    • Lesson and Unit Planning
    • Guided Instruction
    • Intentional Skill Building
    • Thinking Strategies
    • Immersion Resources
    • Designing Performance Tasks
    • AI Resources for World Languages
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    • Leadership Resources
    • Teacher Leadership
    • Coaching and Mentoring Skills
    • Professional Learning
    • Effective Meeting Management
    • Team Building
    • Leading Through Change
    • Teacher Recruitment and Retention
    • Growth Mindset
    • Feedback for Teachers
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in World Languages
  • Workshops
    • Creating Learner-Centered Language Classrooms
    • Engaging Through Interactive Planning and CI
    • Planning for Interactive Communicative Lessons
    • Building Literacy Skills in Language Classrooms
    • Moving Students Along the World Language Proficiency Continuum
    • Using Authentic Text in the WL Classroom
    • Expanding a Global Mentality: Culturally Responsive Teaching to Reach All Learners
    • Designing to Learn
    • Engaging All Learners
  • Blog
  • Reflection Spinner
  • Resources for the Shift to Online/Blended Learning
  • Supporting Teachers' Wellbeing