Teaching English Language Learners

Teaching English Language Learners
Author: Teresa Walter
Publisher: Pearson PTR Interactive
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780131500884

Teaching English Language Learners is the essential how-to book for teachers who have English language learners in their classrooms but have little experience or training in ESL. The practical, accessible approach is ideal for new ESL teachers, and even experienced teachers in search of new insights, and other professionals who prepare teachers to better meet the academic needs of English Language Learners.

Book Fiesta!

Book Fiesta!
Author: Pat Mora
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2009-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061288772

Take a ride in a long submarine or fly away in a hot air balloon. Whatever you do, just be sure to bring your favorite book! Rafael López's colorful illustrations perfectly complement Pat Mora's lilting text in this delightful celebration of El día de los niños/El día de los libros; Children's Day/Book Day. Toon! Toon! Includes a letter from the author and suggestions for celebrating El día de los niños/El día de los libros; Children's Day/Book Day. Pasea por el mar en un largo submarino o viaja lejos en un globo aerostático. No importa lo que hagas, ¡no olvides traer tu libro preferido! Las coloridas ilustraciones de Rafael López complementan perfectamente el texto rítmico de Pat Mora en esta encantadora celebración de El día de los niños/El día de los libros. ¡Tun! ¡Tun! Incluye una carta de la autora y sugerencias para celebrar El día de los niños/El día de los libros. The author will donate a portion of the proceeds from this book to literacy initiatives related to Children's Day/Book Day. La autora donará una porción de las ganancias de este libro a programas para fomentar la alfabetización relacionados con El día de los niños/El día de los libros.

Teaching English Language Learners

Teaching English Language Learners
Author: Shelley Hong Xu
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1606235303

Grounded in research and practical expertise, this volume helps K?6 teachers skillfully support all of their English language learners (ELLs)?from a single student to an entire classroom. Ideas for teaching ELLs across different grade and proficiency levels include ways to link instruction to students? lived experiences, use a variety of motivating print and electronic texts and materials, engage families, and conduct effective assessments. Chapters are packed with tools and activities for promoting ELLs? development in oral language, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and grammar. Handy reproducibles and ?Voice from the Classroom? teacher vignettes enhance the utility of the book.

The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide

The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide
Author: Larry Ferlazzo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1118095677

A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English learners, and navigating the challenges inherent in teaching ESL students. Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels Offers thematic units complete with reproducible forms and worksheets, sample lesson plans, and sample student assignments The book?s ESL lessons connect to core standards and technology applications This hands-on resource will give all teachers at all levels the information they need to be effective ESL instructors.

Teaching English Language Learners

Teaching English Language Learners
Author: Carol Rothenberg
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780131704398

Teaching English Language Learners: A Differentiated Approach to Language Development, 1/e Doug Fisher and Carol Rothenberg Are you looking for a methods book to facilitate literacy and academic development in your K-12 classroom? Building on a solid foundation in language acquisition and learning theory, this text will show you how to examine your own practice and design lessons that consider the individual needs of English language learners and accelerate their achievement. This text is designed to help your students develop proficiency in both everyday and academic English while developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It also serves as a great guide for promoting high-level, high-quality, and high-expectation instruction with respect to language, literacy development, and academic achievement for all of your students. Features of this text: Constructed from a strong research base, each chapter highlights specific research topics to provide you with practical ideas in applying this research to your own practices. Accessing Prior Knowledge Activities allow you to engage your own background knowledge in visualizing, brainstorming, previewing, reflecting, and observing to help you get the most from each chapter. Spotlight on Instruction features visit classrooms of effective teachers of English language learners providing an authentic context as you learn. Application to Practice case studies build upon one another from chapter to chapter illustrating how to apply this growing wealth of strategies in your own classroom. Teacher Tools in the back of this book provide a collection of reproducibles for use in your classroom, including planning tools, writing assignments, and self reflection tools. Related Books from Merrill Education: Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners, Second Edition, Adrienne L. Herrell and Michael L. Jordan, ISBN: 0-13-098462-0 102 Content Strategies for English Language Learners: Teaching for Academic Success in Grades 3-12, Jodi Reiss, ISBN: 0-13-221819-4 "

English Language Learners

English Language Learners
Author: Larry Ferlazzo
Publisher: Linworth
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-04-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1586835246

" ... Offers educators a five-step method for teaching this burgeoning [ELL] population ... the five principles around which the process revolves are: building relationships, assessing prior knowledge through student stories, developing student leadership, learning by doing, and reflection ... In addition to providing detailed lessons, the book shares a framework teachers can use to create their own lessons, and it shows how to take advantage of technology and games as teaching tools. References to extensive research studies are included ... and each lesson is linked to state standards in English language development."--Taken from back cover.

Teaching Language Arts to English Language Learners

Teaching Language Arts to English Language Learners
Author: Anete Vásquez
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2010-11-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135150400

Teaching Language Arts to English Language Learners provides readers with the comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face ELLs and ways in which educators might address them in the language arts classroom.

Teaching English Language Learners in Career and Technical Education Programs

Teaching English Language Learners in Career and Technical Education Programs
Author: Victor M. Hernández-Gantes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2008-10-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135907439

Exploring the unique challenges of vocational education, this book provides simple and straightforward advice on how to teach English Language Learners in the classroom, in the laboratory or workshop, and in work-based learning settings.