Rike Neville
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Oklahoma, United States
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Your source for materials designed to target and remediate specific language/skill gaps! Teachers have also successfully implemented these adult ESL resources in native English-speaking mainstream classes.
ESL is in my blood. My mother arrived in the United States at age 18 with almost no English skills and had me at 20, so I grew up in an ESL home. She learned English from TV and then taught it to me. No one could have ever guessed I'd eventually earn a master's in TESL!
I taught ESL/EFL students in the private sector for almost 20 years in the United States and South Korea. Living in South Korea certainly gave me a lot of insight into what it's like to be fully immersed in a foreign language. I drew upon that while teaching and still draw upon it now with the resources I create. I taught adult international students in Intensive English Programs in the USA, and I make my resources with those students in mind.
I try to fill in the gaps between what my students and I had available and what we needed. Many of my students are still in my resources, some by name and some only by inside stories and jokes. They have also been invaluable as resources--I often received constructive feedback when trying out a new resource on them.
I began my TpT store in 2015 with grammar guides I made initially to help me explain concepts to my students. They found them on my desk and requested copies, as did students who were NOT in my classes. Then, one day, the director of the school where I was working at the time remarked that my grammar guides were more useful than the ones in the books we were using, and that's what encouraged me to start a store.
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All About Me – ESL Back to School Worksheets & Activities for Adults
Use this ALL ABOUT ME pack to turn those strangers in your adult ESL classroom into people you know. This ALL ABOUT ME pack includes graphic organizers and worksheets with differentiation options. Perfect for digging deep into who your students are while encouraging them to reflect on what makes them tick. Students will love telling you all about their preferred learning styles. You’ll love how you can use this resource to help them find patterns in what works for them and what does not. Th
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Speaking & Listening, Writing
Also included in: Back to School Launch Pack + Ongoing ESL Resources Bundle
Minimal Pairs Pronunciation Presentation, Activities for Adult ESL
Got an adult ESL pronunciation class? Let minimal pairs come to your rescue! With presentation and activity packs, you'll have what you need to teach pronunciation using minimal pairs. This bundle of resources is specifically designed to help your adult ESL students improve their pronunciation skills by focusing on minimal pairs. This bundle includes a variety of auditory discrimination activities that are perfect for helping students differentiate between similar sounds. With the expanded
11th - 12th, Adult Education
Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Telling Time Vocabulary for Adult ESL Newcomers WORKSHEETS & ACTIVITIES
With a clock on every phone, why should we teach adult ESL students how to ask for and tell the time? Because real-life situations demand it! Phones get left behind, batteries die, or sometimes we simply need to ask when an event begins or ends. Additionally, navigating websites or schedules in English can be overwhelming for learners, especially when trying to find specific information quickly. Time-telling skills are essential for appointments, work schedules, public transportation, and ever
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Telling Time, Vocabulary
Also included in: Essential Vocabulary for Adult ESL Newcomers BUNDLE - Foundational Words
Prepositions of Location or Place for Adult ESL grammar worksheets & activities
This 35-page prepositions of location variety pack gives adult ESL grammar students nine different prepositions to work with (in, on, above, below, under, between, next to/by, in front of, & behind) across a range of print and digital activities designed to build real understanding, not just test recall. The activities move through different contexts and formats so students aren't doing the same task repeatedly. They'll read and respond to true/false statements, work from a map, cut and place bu
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Also included in: Grammar Worksheets, Task Cards, Activities for Adult ESL | MEGA BUNDLE
Ordering in a Restaurant ROLE PLAYS for Adult ESL - Scripts - Scenarios - & MORE
Eating out should be one of the easier things your adult ESL students do, but the moment a server rattles off the specials, asks how they'd like something cooked, or says "I'm sorry, we're out of that," the table gets a lot quieter. This Ordering in a Restaurant role play pack gives students the language and the confidence to hold their own through an entire meal, from the first question to the check. THEME: ORDERING IN A RESTAURANTFor a new arrival, a restaurant isn't just a place to eat. It's
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Other (ELA), Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Verb Tenses - Grammar Guides and Worksheets for Adult ESL | bundle
This 332-page bundle gives adult ESL students comprehensive grammar guides and practice worksheets for every major verb tense in English, all in one place. Whether your students are building confidence in daily conversation, preparing for academic writing, or working toward fluency for any purpose, verb tenses are the backbone of everything they read, write, say, and hear. If you're stuck with a textbook that doesn't explain tenses clearly, or that doesn't give students enough practice, this bun
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Adjective Clauses aka Relative Clauses Grammar Guide with Worksheets
This 28-page all-in-one adjective clauses pack gives adult ESL grammar students everything they need to understand and use adjective clauses, from a thorough grammar guide that breaks down how they work to seven types of worksheets that build the skill with real practice. Whether your students know them as adjective clauses or relative clauses, this resource has you covered. Adjective clauses are one of those topics that can stall intermediate students fast. This pack gives you a complete, ready
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Also included in: Adjective Clauses Relative Clauses for Adult ESL Grammar BUNDLE
Long Vowel Sounds for Adult ESL Phonics and Pronunciation
Make learning long vowel spelling patterns and long vowel sounds easy and fun with these phonics and pronunciation worksheets. This set includes lists of minimal pairs to help students practice hearing and pronouncing the difference in vowel sounds. Easy to use one-on-one, with small groups, or with the whole class, this long vowels resource is perfect for zeroing in on the sounds and spelling patterns your students need. If you teach beginning-level adult ESL students, chances are you'v
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Spelling
Articles Grammar Guide with Worksheets - Review, Remediation, & Adult ESL
This articles grammar guide and activity pack teaches your adult ESL students when to use articles (a, an, the) and when to skip them entirely. Students work through charts, examples, worksheets, and interactive activities that break down article usage with singular nouns, plural nouns, and noncount nouns. You want this because articles trip up your students constantly, and you need clear explanations they can reference plus practice activities that stick. This covers the concept from basic rule
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Also included in: Grammar Guides with Worksheets for Adult ESL bundle (no verb tenses)
Regular Simple Past Tense Grammar Guide with Worksheets for Adult ESL
The regular simple past looks straightforward on the surface until your adult ESL grammar students hit the spelling rules, lose track of negative structure, or freeze up trying to form a wh- question. This 30-page resource gives beginners the scaffolded, adult-appropriate practice they need to move from shaky recall to real confidence. The built-in progression is purposeful here. Students start with form, move through positive and negative sentences, build question formation skills, and then wor
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Grammar Guides with Worksheets for Adult ESL bundle (no verb tenses)
This 949-page grammar bundle gives adult ESL students clear explanations, relatable examples, and meaningful practice across 27 grammar topics, everything they need to understand grammar, not just memorize it. Grammar shows up everywhere. It’s in the books students read, the conversations they have, the essays they write, and the lectures they listen to. Whether your students are studying for English proficiency exams, preparing for university, building everyday fluency, or strengthening their E
10th - 12th, Adult Education
ELA Test Prep, Grammar
Irregular Simple Past Tense with Grammar Guide and Worksheets for Adult ESL
Irregular verbs get all the attention, but knowing that "went" is the past of "go" is only the beginning. This 33-page adult ESL grammar pack covers the full range of simple past usage. It goes into statements, negatives, yes/no questions, information questions, and answers…all with irregular verbs woven throughout so students are building form knowledge and practical command of the tense at the same time. The range of activities here is thorough. Students aren't just filling in one kind of blan
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Going Shopping ROLE PLAYS for Adult ESL - Scripts - Scenarios - & MORE!
Going shopping is one of the first things a new arrival has to figure out, and this going shopping role play pack gives your adult ESL students the language and the practice to handle retail situations before those moments arrive, not after. It turns out that knowing the words for what you want is only part of what you need. There's asking where something is kept, explaining that the size isn't right, figuring out why the coupon isn't working, and reading a salesclerk's tone well enough to respo
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Other (ELA), Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Essential Vocabulary for Adult ESL Newcomers BUNDLE - Foundational Words
Teaching newcomer adult ESL students comes with unique challenges. Many of your students may have unexpected language gaps that need addressing, and even seemingly simple concepts, like color vocabulary, telling time, or number vocabulary, can be crucial in building a foundation for more complex language skills. While such vocabulary like days of the week or months of the year is basic, it is essential for communication and serves as a stepping stone toward mastering more advanced topics. Teach
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Vocabulary
Prepositions of Time, Place, Location, and Movement for Adult ESL bundle
This prepositions bundle covers three preposition categories your adult ESL grammar students consistently need help with: prepositions of time and place, prepositions of location, and prepositions of movement. Four ready-to-use resources, one purchase, zero scrambling. Prepositions are small words that can cause outsized confusion, and this bundle gives your adult ESL grammar students the focused practice they need with enough variety and repetition the prepositions start to solidify in their wr
10th - 12th, Adult Education
ELA Test Prep, Grammar
Simple Present Grammar Guide with Worksheets for Adult ESL
This simple present tense grammar resource for adult ESL students gives you 39 pages of scaffolded practice covering subject-verb agreement, third person singular spelling changes, pronunciation of final -s endings, and question and negative formation. It sounds foundational, and it is, but the gap between knowing the rule and applying it consistently is exactly where students need the most support. This pack moves through the concept in layers. Students don't just study the forms. They practic
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Also included in: Simple Present Grammar Bundle for Adult ESL Students
Simple Present vs. Present Progressive Grammar Guide with Worksheets
Simple present vs. present progressive trips up even careful adult ESL grammar students, but this 19-page resource gives them a clear path through it, from a student-friendly grammar guide to scaffolded practice to speaking activities that push them from recognition to production. This resource walks students through the differences step by step, so they can use both tenses accurately in conversation and in writing as well as understand them when they're reading or listening. If you're looking f
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Adult ESL Role Play Bundle 1: Fun, Interactive, and Realistic Scenarios
These 12 role plays for adult ESL students cover the everyday situations your students are walking into whether they feel ready or not — the dentist's office, the restaurant table, the apartment leasing office, the first day of class. Vocabulary lists don't prepare students for those moments. Rehearsal does. Students who are new to a country don't get to skip the hard conversations. They still have to get their hair cut, figure out their lease, ask for directions when they’re lost, and sit throu
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Other (ELA), Speaking & Listening, Vocabulary
Count & Noncount Nouns Grammar Guide with Worksheets for Remediation & Adult ESL
Your students keep saying "I need an advice" and "I bought a new furniture," and you're running out of ways to explain why that's wrong. Count vs. noncount nouns are one of those grammar concepts that seem simple until you try to teach them. Why can we count peas but not rice? Why is "furniture" always singular but "chairs" can be plural? The rules feel arbitrary, and grammar textbooks don't always help much. They give students a list to memorize without enough practice. This resource takes a di
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Grammar
Also included in: Count and Noncount Nouns for Remediation & Adult ESL | BUNDLE
Fact and Opinion Task Cards for Adult ESL + self-checking EASEL
Teaching fact vs. opinion doesn't have to feel like watching paint dry! If you're tired of seeing those glazed-over looks when you mention "critical thinking," these 40 task cards are about to become your new best friend. Your adult ESL students will actually want to work through these because the content is written FOR them, not recycled from a middle school textbook. Here's what makes these cards awesome: ⭐ Actually Interesting Content: No more "The sky is blue" examples! These themes con
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Reading Strategies
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About the store
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Your source for materials designed to target and remediate specific language/skill gaps! Teachers have also successfully implemented these adult ESL resources in native English-speaking mainstream classes.
ESL is in my blood. My mother arrived in the United States at age 18 with almost no English skills and had me at 20, so I grew up in an ESL home. She learned English from TV and then taught it to me. No one could have ever guessed I'd eventually earn a master's in TESL!
I taught ESL/EFL students in the private sector for almost 20 years in the United States and South Korea. Living in South Korea certainly gave me a lot of insight into what it's like to be fully immersed in a foreign language. I drew upon that while teaching and still draw upon it now with the resources I create. I taught adult international students in Intensive English Programs in the USA, and I make my resources with those students in mind.
I try to fill in the gaps between what my students and I had available and what we needed. Many of my students are still in my resources, some by name and some only by inside stories and jokes. They have also been invaluable as resources--I often received constructive feedback when trying out a new resource on them.
I began my TpT store in 2015 with grammar guides I made initially to help me explain concepts to my students. They found them on my desk and requested copies, as did students who were NOT in my classes. Then, one day, the director of the school where I was working at the time remarked that my grammar guides were more useful than the ones in the books we were using, and that's what encouraged me to start a store.
Teaching style
What I create reflects what my students have needed. You know how it is...no matter the "level" of a class, you have students of varying proficiency levels, and they all have language gaps. Many of my resources are very specific, like one grammar concept, two sounds that are often confused, or a single topic for vocabulary. That's to address those gaps.
I never liked teaching only the required content as that too often increased their language gaps. Are they really ready to be in an advanced-level grammar class when they don't understand active vs. passive voice? Is academic vocabulary truly the right thing to be teaching them when they cannot communicate with their host families? Is focusing on test-taking skills really going to help them more than learning how to communicate in day-to-day life outside the classroom?
So, I guess I'd say that my teaching style was to meet my students where they were and then prepare them to move forward without me. This philosophy is still reflected in what I create now. My resources are designed to be practical and effective, helping students in academic settings and in their daily lives. They are informed by years of teaching experience and direct feedback from students, ensuring they address real needs and challenges.
My own education history
⚜️ Oklahoma State Certification: English 5-12, ESL PK-12 (2015-2020)
⚜️ M.Ed. in Bilingual/TESL Education (2013)
⚜️ 100-hour TEFL Certification (2007)
⚜️ BA in English (1997)
Additional biographical information
When I'm not creating new resources or adding to older ones, I am into nature walks and gardening. I love to read, compost, spy on birds and squirrels, and find new ways to live with less. I enjoy my small life in my rural town at the top of Oklahoma.
Read about teaching adult ESL at my website: rikeneville.com .
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