ESOL Resources for younger children
The resources on this page are designed specifically for younger children. Parents, teachers or their caregiver can help children develop their English language skills using these resources at their own pace.
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YouTube
You can learn English at your own pace on YouTube. It contains many hours of videos covering various aspects of English, from grammar to vocabulary, pronunciation and more. Remember that there are differences between British English pronunciations and spelling when compared to other English use, for example American English and Australian English.
Some suggestions are below, but there are lots of resources available:
Learn English for Kids on the British Council YouTube page.
Learn English with Fun Kids English YouTube page.
Website and apps
The interactive experience makes websites and apps ideal platforms to learn English. Listening to Podcast is an effective way to improve your English, as you can familiarise yourself with various accents, vocabulary, and phrases.
Learn English for Kids on the British Council website.
Learning English – Stories for Children from the BBC website.
English Additional Language Support Activities on the Twinkl website.
You can search for resources on your relevant App Store – the below are some examples suitable for younger children:
- Timmy’s First Words or Timmy Starting to Read
- English alphabet and numbers games
- Learn English for Toddlers
- Phonics games
Topics
The British Council’s Learn English for Kids website contains all the important topics that younger children need in order to learn, such as the alphabet, numbers and words to describe actions, animals, clothes, colours and more.