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Teaching English language learners : 43 strategies for successful K-8 classrooms / Michaela Wyman Colombo.
Author
Colombo, Michaela
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/Created
Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 260 p.) : ill.
Details
Subject(s)
English language
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Study and teaching
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Foreign speakers
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Language and languages
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Study and teaching
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Second language acquisition
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Summary note
This text can be used as a core or supplemental text in any of the various courses that prepares mainstream teachers to provide content instruction to English language learners. It is pertinent because of recent legislation which is forcing more English language learners into the mainstream classrooms.
Notes
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.
Target audience
Specialized.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Language note
English
Contents
Cover
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Unit I: Managing the Learning Environment
Strategy 1 - Managing Classroom Space in an Inclusive Classroom
Strategy 2 - Setting Culturally Responsive Rules and Routines for an Inclusive Classroom
Strategy 3 - Establishing Routines in an Inclusive Classroom
Strategy 4 - Welcoming the ELL and Preparing and Assigning a Buddy
Strategy 5 - Managing Differentiated Assessments
Strategy 6 - Managing Differentiated Instructional Materials
Strategy 7 - Managing Multiple Groups
Unit II: Working With Other Professionals
Strategy 8 - Connecting With the ESL Specialist
Strategy 9 - Communicating Effectively With the Paraeducator
Strategy 10 - Making the Specialist and Paraeducator Part of the Classroom
Unit III: Strategies for Assessment
Strategy 11 - Using Initial Assessment Data to Determine the Strengths and Needs of ELLs
Strategy 12 - Planning Different Forms of Assessment
Strategy 13 - Designing Content-Area and Language-Based Learning Outcomes and Objectives
Strategy 14 - Planning Differentiated Assessment According to Language Proficiency
Strategy 15 - Planning and Using Formative Assessment
Strategy 16 - Summative Assessments Including Portfolios
Unit IV: Making Content Comprehensible
Strategy 17 - Providing Context for Instruction
Strategy 18 - Connecting to and Expanding on ELLs' Background Knowledge
Strategy 19 - Adjusting Speech and Using Realia, Video, and Visuals to Build Comprehensibility
Strategy 20 - Finding and Creating Comprehensible Materials
Unit V: Strategies for Developing Vocabulary
Strategy 21 - Developing Survival Language for Starting and Emerging Proficiency Levels
Strategy 22 - Selecting Academic Vocabulary for Instruction
Strategy 23 - Providing Robust Vocabulary Instruction for Tier 2 Words.
Strategy 24 - Word Analysis: Building Vocabulary With Word Parts (Tiers 1, 2, 3)
Strategy 25 - Semantic Mapping (Works Well for Tier 3 Words)
Strategy 26 - Using Quick Prereading and Review Strategies
Strategy 27 - Interactive Word Walls
Unit VI: Strategies for Developing Academic Language
Strategy 28 - Choral Reading
Strategy 29 - Building Oral Language With Read-Alouds and Picture Books
Strategy 30 - Developing Community for Classroom Conversations
Strategy 31 - Fostering Academic Discussions With Accountable Talk
Unit VII: Strategies for Enhancing Reading and Writing
Strategy 32 - The Language Experience Approach
Strategy 33 - Assessing and Supporting the Conventions of English Print
Strategy 34 - Summarizing Text: The GIST
Strategy 35 - Building Comprehension for ELLs With Reciprocal Teaching
Strategy 36 - Using Text Structure
Strategy 37 - Readers Theatre
Strategy 38 - Interactive Writing
Strategy 39 - Revising and Editing: Teaching Writing Conventions
Unit VIII: Strategies for Involving Families and Communities
Strategy 40 - Extending the Invitation
Strategy 41 - Communicating With the ELL Parent
Strategy 42 - Visiting Homes and Communities
Strategy 43 - Building Funds of Knowledge Into Classroom Instruction
References
Index
About the Author.
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ISBN
9781506320137
1506320139
9781452243924
1452243921
9781452267739
1452267731
OCLC
830324494
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