Barbara Law, Mary Eckes

The More-Than-Just-Surviving Handbook

Ell for Every Classroom Teacher

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Portage & Main Press
• 3rd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Altersempfehlung: 1 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 201mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 930g
• ISBN-13: 9781553792321
• ISBN-10: 1553792327
• Artikelnr.: 70030344

Autorenporträt

Barbara Law, PhD, has taught ESL students at all levels. As an ESL specialist and university professor, she has provided support and direction for regular classroom teachers working with multilingual classes. Barbara currently conducts teacher training, most recently for the U.S. Department of State, in Syria. https://leftytighty.wordpress.com

Inhaltsangabe

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