Practical strategies to support your English language learners
The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners.
Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes ‘Top Ten’ favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas.
* Contains 60% new strategies
* Features ready-to-use lesson plans
* Includes reproducible handouts
* Offers technology integration ideas
The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year–and with this book, you’ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal.
Cuprins
About the Authors xxix
Acknowledgments xxxi
Introduction 1
I Reading and Writing 3
1. Independent Reading 5
2. Literary Conversations 13
3. Graphic Organizers 23
4. Vocabulary 41
5. Activating Prior Knowledge 57
6. Sequencing 65
7. Clozes 75
8. Language Experience Approach (LEA) 87
9. Jigsaw 91
10. Reading Comprehension 103
11. Inductive Learning 123
12. Concept Attainment–Plus! 137
13. Sentence Navigators and Sentence Builders 145
14.Writing Frames and Writing Structures 151
15. Quoting, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing 165
16. Cooperative Writing 175
17. Using Photos or Other Images in Reading and Writing 183
18.Writer’s Notebook 193
19. Error Correction Strategies 201
20. Revision 207
21. Problem-Posing 213
22. Micro-Progressions 221
23. Learning Games for Reading and Writing 227
II Speaking and Listening 241
24. Dictation 243
25. Conversation Practice 249
26. Total Physical Response (TPR) 257
27.Music 261
28. Using Photos or Other Images in Speaking and Listening 275
29. Video 279
30. Oral Presentations 289
31. Listening 311
32. Debate 321
33. Learning Games for Speaking and Listening 327
III Additional Key Strategies 333
34. Differentiation for ELLs in Mainstream Classes 335
35. Supporting ELL Students with Interrupted
36. Culturally Responsive Teaching 351
37. Peer Teaching and Learning 359
38. Co-Teaching 375
39.Working with Parents and Guardians 379
40. Learning Stations 385
41. Beginning the School Year 389
43. Beginning and Ending of Class 415
44. Textbooks 423
45. Using Technology 427
References 461
Index 499
Despre autor
LARRY FERLAZZO teaches English, social studies, and International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge classes to English Language Learners and mainstream students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He has written eight previous books and has won numerous awards, including the Leadership For A Changing World Award from the Ford Foundation, and was the grand prize winner of the International Reading Association Award For Technology and Reading.
KATIE HULL SYPNIESKI has worked with English language learners at the secondary level for 21 years in the Sacramento City Unified School District. She currently teaches middle school English language arts and English language development at Rosa Parks K-8 School.
FERLAZZO and HULL SYPNIESKI are the coauthors of The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide and Navigating the Common Core with English Language Learners, both from Jossey-Bass/Wiley.