Full Description
50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners includes an assortment of practical strategies aligned to TESOL standards, which have been field-tested in diverse classrooms. Each strategy includes a brief explanation, step-by-step instructions on how to plan and use the strategy, and classroom scenarios demonstrating how the strategy can be adapted for different grade levels and content areas. The authors have included additional strategies in language and literacy development, technology, and assessment to support both pre- and in-service teachers.
The 6th Edition presents a major focus in identifying and teaching students at their language development level. Included are a new chapter addressing the choice and use of technology strategies based on students' unique needs, additional adaptation charts, and expanded teacher self-evaluation rubrics.
Contents
Predictable Routines and Signals: Reducing Anxiety
Total Physical Response and Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPR and TPRS): Integrating Movement into Language Acquisition
Modeled Talk: Demonstrating as You Talk
Visual Scaffolding: Providing Language Support through Visual Images
Realia Strategies: Connecting Language Acquisition to the Real World
Vocabulary Role-Play: Building Vocabulary through Dramatization
Collecting and Processing Words: Making Vocabulary Your Own
Manipulatives Strategies: Using Objects to Connect Concepts
Choosing Technology Based on Student Needs: Advancing Progress in English Language and Content Learning
Moving into Reading: Using Multiple Strategies to Foster Comprehension
Close Reading: Engaging with Text to Improve Reading Comprehension
Repeated Reading: Using Script Writing and Reader's Theater
Scaffolding English Writing: Matching Instruction to Language Development
Reporting Back: Verbal Practice in Curriculum Connections
Leveled Questions: Adjusting Questioning Strategies to the Language Levels of Students
Bilingual Books and Labels: Supporting Biliteracy Awareness
Sorting Activities: Organizing Information into Categories
Cloze: Using Context to Create Meaning
Verb Action: Teaching Irregular Verbs through Experience
Syntax Surgery: Visually Manipulating English Grammar
Checking for Understanding: Using Questioning Strategies to Differentiate Instruction
Learning Centers: Extending Learning through Hands-On Practice
Communication Games: Creating Opportunities for Verbal Interaction
Cognate Strategies: Using the Home Language to Support English Acquisition
RTI for English Language Learners: Documenting and Monitoring Student Progress and the Effectiveness of Intervention
Preview/Review: Building Vocabulary and Concepts to Support Understanding
Story Reenactment: Making Stories Come to Life!
Repetition and Innovation: Exploring a Book to Deepen Comprehension
Language Focus Lessons: Supporting English Vocabulary and Structure Acquisition
Graphic Organizers: Visually Representing Ideas, Text, and Connections
Advance Organizers: Getting the Mind in Gear for Instruction
Guided Reading: Providing Individual Support within a Group Setting
Cohesion Links: Understanding the Glue That Holds Paragraphs Together
Language Framework Planning: Supporting Academic Language and Content Acquisition
Free Voluntary Reading: Nothing Helps Reading Like Reading
Culture Studies: Learning Research Skills and Valuing Home Cultures in One Project
Microselection: Finding Key Words and Main Ideas
Read, Pair, Share: Working with a Partner to Negotiate Meaning
Attribute Charting: Organizing Information to Support Understanding
Integrated Curriculum Projects: Using Authentic Projects to Integrate Content Knowledge
KWL and Data Charts: Researching and Organizing Information
Collaborative Reading: What to Do When They Can't Read the Textbook
Cooperative Learning: Group Interactions to Accomplish Goals
Learning Strategy Instruction: Acquiring Self-Help Skills
Multiple Intelligences Strategies: Teaching and Testing to Student-Preferred Learning Modes
Multimedia Presentations: Oral Reports for the New Millennium
Small Groups and Partners: Interactions to Enhance Instruction
GIST: Exploring Tough Text
Tutorials: Closing the Achievement Gap
Combining and Scheduling Strategies: Supporting Learning through Differentiation
