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Literacy Essentials for English Language Learners Successful Transitions

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ISBN-10: 0807749044

ISBN-13: 9780807749043

Edition: 2009

Authors: Maria Uribe, Sally Nathenson-Mejia, Kathy Escamilla

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Language and literacy instruction in English needs to begin early and continue throughout the elementary years. This new book in the Practitioner's Bookshelf Series provides research-based, best practices for developing language and literacy from kindergarten through 5th grade. Teachers are encouraged to build on ELL students' existing linguistic and cultural background knowledge, to explain the many idiosyncrasies of the English language and U.S. school culture, and to involve students in their own learning, encouraging them to express themselves in many ways including in their native language. The hands-on text features sample lesson plans and children's literature that can be used to…    
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Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Publication date: 9/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Background Knowledge: Its Role in English Language Learning
Experimenting with Background Knowledge: A Self-Test
Background Knowledge of School Environments
Background Knowledge in Reading
Reading Lesson Examples for K-2 ELL Students
Language Lesson Examples for Grades 3-5 ELL Students
Assessing the Educational History of ELL Students
Summary
Instructional Environment: Creating Support for Learning Language
Curriculum Planning for Reading and Writing
Grouping Students for Instruction by Language Proficiency
Scheduling the Literacy Block in K-5 Classrooms
Summary
Interactive Read Alouds: Hearing Language
Purpose for Read Alouds
Read Alouds for K-2 ELL Students
Read Alouds for Grades 3-5 ELL Students
Considerations for Students with Native Language Instruction
Language Cognates: True and False
Choosing Texts for Read Alouds
Assessing Interactive Read Alouds
Summary
Shared Reading: Learning Through Language
Purpose for Shared Reading
Shared Reading for K-2 ELL Students
Shared Reading for Grades 3-5 ELL Students
Shared Reading for Students with Native Language Instruction
Sample Shared Reading Lesson
Choosing Texts for Shared Reading
Assessing Shared Reading
Summary
Guided Reading: Learning About Language
Grouping Considerations
Specific Goals for Instruction: The Five Reading Components Plus
Guided Reading for ELL Students Without Native Language Instruction
Guided Reading for ELL Students with Native Language Instruction
Choosing Texts for Guided Reading
Assessing Guided Reading
Summary
Writing Instruction: Developing Literacy
Understanding How Language Works
Why Teach Nonfiction Writing to ELL Students?
Writing Instruction in English: Connecting the Reading and Writing Processes
Native Language Writing Instruction
Assessing Writing to Inform Instruction
Summary
Conclusion
Guided Reading Instruction
References
Children's Literature Cited
Index
About the Authors