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Working with English language learners : answers to teachers' top ten questions / Stephen Cary.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©2007.Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780325009858
  • 0325009856
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Contents:
How do I assess a student's English? -- How do I find useful information on a student's cultural background? -- How do I make my spoken language more understandable? -- How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English? -- How do I make a difficult textbook more readable? -- How do I help students improve their English writing? -- How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners? -- How do I help students build learning strategies? -- How do I support a student's first language when I don't speak the language? -- How do I minimize communication conflicts in a multilingual classroom?
Summary: Cary takes on the big questions in Working with English Language Learners. He answers them with examples drawn from actual classes that demonstrate outstanding ELL practices; coaching commentary that highlights key teaching strategies and ties together theory and practice; and professional reflection questions and action items, new to the second edition, that encourage strong, responsive ELL practices. Also includes updated and expanded lists of teacher resources, ELL references and acronyms, new samples of student work, helpful tools, templates, and self-assessment rubrics for teachers. --From publisher's description.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 428.2407 C333 Available 33111008606887
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

If you teach English language learners, you probably have too many unanswered questions to count. How do I assess a student's English? How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English? How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners? Fortunately, second language acquisition expert and teacher coach Stephen Cary has answers to your most pressing concerns. In Working with English Language Learners he responds to teachers' ten most frequent and most problematic questions with essential information, ready-to-use ideas, and helpful new professional development supports. Cary takes on the big questions in Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition. He answers them thoroughly with: Classroom Stories : examples drawn from actual classes that demonstrate outstanding ELL practices. Reflections: coaching commentary that highlights key teaching strategies and ties together theory and practice. Discussion & Application: professional reflection questions and action items, new to the second edition, that encourage strong, responsive ELL practices. With all this plus updated and expanded lists of teacher resources, ELL references and acronyms, new samples of student work, helpful tools, templates, and self-assessment rubrics for teachers, Working with English Language Learners , Second Edition, is perfect for any professional development setting or for self-study. Read it and, finally, get your most important ELL questions answered.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-183) and index.

Earlier edition: Working with second language learners. 2000.

How do I assess a student's English? -- How do I find useful information on a student's cultural background? -- How do I make my spoken language more understandable? -- How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English? -- How do I make a difficult textbook more readable? -- How do I help students improve their English writing? -- How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners? -- How do I help students build learning strategies? -- How do I support a student's first language when I don't speak the language? -- How do I minimize communication conflicts in a multilingual classroom?

Cary takes on the big questions in Working with English Language Learners. He answers them with examples drawn from actual classes that demonstrate outstanding ELL practices; coaching commentary that highlights key teaching strategies and ties together theory and practice; and professional reflection questions and action items, new to the second edition, that encourage strong, responsive ELL practices. Also includes updated and expanded lists of teacher resources, ELL references and acronyms, new samples of student work, helpful tools, templates, and self-assessment rubrics for teachers. --From publisher's description.

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