Full Description
This revised and expanded edition of the 1990 bestseller includes the latest research in language acquisition: how to teach reading and writing and how to develop listening and speaking skills. It is filled with the authors' trademark anecdotes and practical advice, based on their many years of experience working with ELL students. Strategies for teaching the four literacy skills—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—are enhanced by student examples and illustrations. To help you personalize the theory discussed, each chapter includes a section with questions and case studies so you can apply the information to your own school and issues. In this new edition, you'll find great suggestions on how to
familiarize your ESL students with the school and classmates
measure reading, writing, speaking, and listening fluency
recognize and help students cope with culture shock
enrich your reading and writing programs
recognize the different needs of your students—with effective strategies for each level of literacy
teach language through content
help ESL students succeed in the content areas
tap the resources of your school and community
Contents
Preface
Introduction We're Gonna Wild: A Consequence of Rapid Growth
Chapter 1 First Days—Using Chapsticks to Have a Snake
Chapter 2 Testing and Placement—After Sawing the Doctor
Chapter 3 Language Learning for Students and Teachers—The Faucets of Language
Chapter 4 Literacy and the Four Skills of Language Acquisition—Gun the Accelerograph Immediate
Chapter 5 Reading—First Meaning Is Lost Cautious
Chapter 6 Writing—A Pig Broplem
Chapter 7 Speaking and Listening—Winning the Rottery
Chapter 8 Content-Area Instruction—The Impotance of Science
Chapter 9 Resources—Earnestly Extract the Lesson
Appendixes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
