ELL Tools
Visual, multilingual tools for English Language Learner success.
I built these while teaching, for students in my own classroom. They are still here, still free, and still used. They are also the clearest evidence of what I can build for a business.
Why this is on a business site
These are real tools, used by real students.
If you are here about an AI audit or an automation project, this section is the part of the site that should matter most to you.
Anyone can describe what software should do. This is software that got built, shipped, and then survived contact with thirty teenagers who will find every broken thing in it. The same person who would build your automation built all of this.
The tools
Free to use, no account needed
Everything below is open, for teachers and students alike. Sign in only if you want your own lists and classes saved for next time. Students never make an account, and nothing here records a student’s name, answers, or scores.
Science Vocabulary
Word sets for grades 6 through 8 with flashcards, quizzes, matching, spelling, and speaking practice. Every term has a plain-language definition and a picture.
OpenBeginner English
The language a newcomer needs in the first weeks: greetings, asking a teacher for help, talking to classmates, and getting through the school day.
OpenPronunciation Practice
Sound-by-sound practice with a mouth diagram, so students can see how a sound is made instead of guessing from audio alone.
OpenSpelling Help
Spelling practice built around the words students actually meet in class, not a generic list.
OpenSubject Vocabulary
Tiered ELA, Math, and Social Studies word lists for grades 6 through 8, each term with a beginner-friendly definition.
OpenPicture Match
A flip-two-cards matching game that runs on any word list on this site — pair a term with its picture or its definition.
OpenSort It Out
Drag or tap each word into its category — 2 to 4 drop zones, built from whatever categories a word list is tagged with. Tracks first-try accuracy.
OpenFind the Word
A wordsearch built from any word list, with the words listed beside the grid — picture included — so spelling recognition isn't the only way in.
OpenReading Tracker
A simple way for students to log reading and for teachers to see who is stuck without chasing paper.
OpenInteractive Activities
Simulations and visual activities for topics that are hard to explain in words alone, like circuits, the water cycle, and seismic waves.
OpenHow they were designed
Four rules, learned the hard way
These came from watching what students actually did with the first versions, which was rarely what I expected.
A picture with every word
A student who cannot read the definition can still get the concept. The image is not decoration.
Plain language first
Definitions are written at a reading level below the content level, so language is not the barrier to the science.
Several ways into the same set
Flashcards, matching, spelling, speaking, and quizzes all run off one word list. Students pick what works for them.
No login to try it
A teacher can open a set during a prep period and use it that afternoon. Students never sign in — there are no student accounts here. A free teacher account only saves the lists and classes you build.
Where to start
Pick the door that fits
Teaching is where this started. It is not where it stopped.
If you run a business and you want the same approach applied to your paperwork, that is what the AI services are.