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Closing the Achievement Gap How to Reach Limited-Formal-Schooling and Long-Term English Learners

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ISBN-10: 0325002738

ISBN-13: 9780325002736

Edition: 2002

Authors: Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman, Sandra Mercuri

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Struggling older English learners pose a real challenge for educators. Some of these students are new arrivals with limited or interrupted schooling. Others have been in and out of ESL and bilingual programs in this country since kindergarten, but have never succeeded academically. How can teachers help older students who lack academic content knowledge and English language proficiency catch up with their classmates? Yvonne and David Freeman provide four research-based keys for closing the achievement gap. three teachers have put this theory into practice to reach their older English learners. These teachers organize curriculum around themes, use predictable classroom routines, and…    
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Book details

List price: $34.80
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 1/23/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Yvonne S. Freeman is the coauthor or coeditor (with David E. Freeman) of ten Heinemann books, including: - La ensenanza de la lectura y la escritura en espanol y ingles en salones de clases bilingues y de doble inmersion, segunda edicion revisada (2009) - Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers (2008) - Diverse Learners in the Maintstream Classroom (2008) - Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms, Second Edition (2006) - Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators (2004) - Essential Linguistics (2004) - Closing the Achievement Gap (2002) - Between Worlds, Third Edition (2011) - Teaching Reading…    

David E. Freeman is the coauthor or coeditor (with Yvonne S. Freeman) of ten Heinemann books, including: - La ensenanza de la lectura y la escritura en espanol y ingles en salones de clases bilingues y de doble inmersion, segunda edicion revisada (2009) - Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers (2008) - Diverse Learners in the Maintstream Classroom (2008) - Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms, Second Edition (2006) - Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators (2004) - Essential Linguistics (2004) - Closing the Achievement Gap (2002) - Between Worlds, Third Edition (2011) - Teaching Reading…    

Who Are the Older English Learners?
What Do English Learners Need?
What Does the Research Say about Effective Practices for Older English Learners?
How Do Teachers Develop Academic Language and Content Knowledge through Themes?
What Kinds of Routines and Strategies Provide Scaffolds for Older English Learners?
Applying the Four Keys for Closing the Gap