English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781586835248)

This unique new perspective and method for teaching English Language Learners is the proven result of the author's community organizing career and his successful career in the classroom.

Written by an award-winning practitioner, English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies that Work offers educators a five-step methodology for teaching this burgeoning population. Rather than viewing these students through the typical lens of "deficits" they might have, the process helps educators recognize and use the assets ELLs bring to the classroom.

The five principles around which the process revolves are: building relationships, accessing prior knowledge through student stories, developing student leadership, learning by doing, and reflection. The book shows how these ideas can be used in all subject areas to help ELLs master both content and language using "high-order" thinking skills. In addition to providing detailed lessons, the book shares a framework teachers can use to create their own lessons, and it shows how to take advantage of technology and games as teaching tools. References to extensive research studies are included to provide evidence of effectiveness, and each lesson is linked to state standards in English Language development.

Author: Larry Ferlazzo
ISBN-10: 1586835246
ISBN-13: 9781586835248
Publisher: Linworth Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/06/2010
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2010 - Recommended - Readable
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 242