English Language Learners in Your Classroom
Strategies That Work
- Ellen Kottler - California State University, Fullerton, USA
- Jeffrey A. Kottler - California State University, Fullerton, USA
- Chris Street - Cal State University, Fullerton, USA
Bilingual/EAL Learners | Teaching Diverse Students | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
Additional aids for instructors include:
-A guided daily lesson plan format that includes adaptations for English language learners
-New methods for assessing students
-A description of language proficiency levels
-Guidelines for creating a comfortable classroom environment
-A wealth of tables, charts, and checklists to help guide instruction and assessment
Providing teachers the survival skills necessary to meet the challenges of English Language Learners in the regular classroom, this text will also be a useful reference for curriculum specialists, teacher mentors, and administrators.
"Supplies the teacher who is new to working with English language learners with a repertoire of strategies and resources sufficient to begin immediate, positive interventions in the classroom. The text establishes best practices in English language teaching within the context of current educational research and relates them to best practices for all."
"This book gives lots of information in a simple, easy-to-access format."
"This is just the kind of book I need to answer the many questions that I have about how to work with my English language learners. I really like the hands-on suggestions, and I can use many of the strategies in the book almost every day. The anecdotes, examples, and stories help make the theoretical concepts concrete for me."
"I have been looking for useful resources to help me better meet the needs of my EL students in my English classes. Reading this book has really helped me feel good about what I am doing with my students. I realize now that the ways I have been teaching are not just effective because they work for me; there is research to support what I have been doing."