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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.

Product Identifiers

PublisherPrentice Hall éS L Department

ISBN-100131500880

ISBN-139780131500884

eBay Product ID (ePID)30478814

Product Key Features

Number of PagesX, 143 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameTeaching English Language Learners : the How-To Handbook

Publication Year2004

SubjectEnglish As a Second Language

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

AuthorTeresa Walter

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight10.2 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

LCCN2004-003640

Dewey Edition22

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal428/.0071

Lc Classification NumberPe1128.A2w25 2004

Table of ContentIntroduction About the Author Chapter 1 Culture and Cultural Diversity Preview Know the Learner Understanding Culture Developing a Positive Classroom Climate The Hidden Curriculum Empowerment Empowering the Language Minority Student in an English-Dominant Classroom Family and Community Resources Review Chapter 2 Language and Language Acquisition Preview Principles of Language Communicative Competence Language and Context: Language Register Academic Requirements of Language Language and Content Activities: Within Cummins's Quadrants How Does the Primary Language influence the Acquisition of English? Stages of Language Proficiency How Is Language Acquired? Identifying and Developing Language Proficiency What Else Influences Language Acquisition? Strategies for English Language Development Techniques for Providing Comprehensible Input Questioning Techniques for Each Level of Language Proficiency Ten Instructional Points in Grammar Methods for English Language Development Tools for English Language and Literacy Development Standards-Based ELD Planning Guide Review Chapter 3 Literacy Development Preview Making Meaning from Print Developing Strategic Readers Gradual Release of Responsibility: To, With, By Conditions for Learning Cambourne's Conditions for Learning: With Classroom Applications Promising Practices for Developing English Literacy Approaches to Reading Analyzing Text Selecting Text for English Learners Signal Words and Phrases Observable Reading Characteristics Approaches to Writing Responding to Literature Review Chapter 4 Academic/Content Area Development Preview Focusing on the Learner Accessing Core Curriculum: Promising Practices Language Structures for Active Engagement CALLA Learning Strategies Graphic Organizers: Examples and Applications Graphic Organizers: Examples for Content Areas Planning on SDAIE Lesson SDAIE Lesson Planning Guide Integrating the Curriculum Integrating Curriculum Web Differentiating Instruction Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligences Differentiating Instruction: Supportive Classroom Strategies How to Identify and Nurture Multiple Intelligences: Many Ways to Be Smart! Review Chapter 5 Assessment and Evaluation Preview Assessment Cycle Basic Principles of Assessment Providing a Variety of Assessment Opportunities Using Assessment Tools Scoring with a Four-Point Rubric Evaluation: Making Judgments Review Resource Pages Chapter Notes References