Reading, Writing & Learning in Esl ; A Resource Book for K-12 Teachers

Each chapter concludes with "Summary," "Suggestions for Further Reading," and "Activities." 1. English Language Learners in School. Who Are English Language Learners? How Can I Get to Know My English Language Learners? How Do Cultural Differences Affect Teaching and Learning? How Can I Ease Newcomers into the Routines of My Classroom When They Know Little or No English? What Kinds of Programs Exist to Meet the Needs of English Language Learners? 2. Second Language Acquisition. What Do You Know When You Know a Language? Defining Language Proficiency as Communicative Competence. Language Acquisition Theories. Learning a Second Language in School: Processes and Factors. 3. Classroom Practices for English Learner Instruction. Standards-Based Instruction and Assessment. Sheltered Instruction or Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE). Group Work. Thematic Instruction. Scaffolding. Assessment of English Learners. 4. Oral Language Development in Second Language Acquisition. Oral Language in Perspective. Describing Oral Language Performance of Beginning and Intermediate English Learners. Promoting Oral Language Development in the Classroom. Oral Language Development through Content-Area Instruction. Classroom Assessment of English Learners' Oral Language Development. 5. Emergent Literacy: English Learners Beginning to Write and Read. What Does Research Tell Us about the Early Literacy Development of English Learners? Contrasting the Emergent Literacy and Reading Readiness Perspectives. Highlighting Literacy Functions in Your Classroom. Exploring the Visual Form of Written Language. Emergent Literacy in English as a Non-native Language. Home and School Environments that Nurture Emergent Literacy. Classroom Strategies to Promote Early Literacy. Helping Children Recognize and Spell Words Independently. Evaluating Emergent Literacy Development. 6. English Learners and Process Writing. Research on Second Language Writing. What Is Process Writing. How Process Writing Helps English Learners. Collaborative Contexts for Process Writing. Developmental Phases in Second Language Writing. Description of Beginning Writers. Strategies to Assist Beginning Writers. Description of Intermediate Writers. Strategies for Intermediate Writers. A Word about Writing with Computers. Assessing English Learners' Writing Progress. 7. Reading and Literature Instruction for English Language Learners. What Does Research Tell Us about Reading in a Second Language? Working in Literature Response Groups. Developmental Phases in Second Language Reading. Beginning Readers: Characteristics and Strategies. Intermediate Readers: Characteristics and Strategies. Using Computers and CD-ROMs to Enhance Learning. Assessing Second Language Readers' Progress. 8. Content Reading and Writing: Prereading and During Reading. What Does Research Tell Us about Reading and Writing across the Curriculum for English Language Learners? Background Information on Students' Interactions with Texts. Matching Students and Texts. Strategies to Promote Reading Comprehension. 9. Content Reading and Writing: Postreading Strategies for Organizing and Remembering. Postreading Strategies for Students. Writing as a Learning Tool across the Curriculum. Theme Studies: Providing a Meaningful Learning Context. Assessment. 10. Reading Assessment and Instruction. Theoretical Approach to Literacy Assessment. Assessing Reading Using an Informal Reading Inventory. Other Procedures for Evaluating and Instructing Struggling Readers Linking Assessment and Instruction. Linking Assessment and Instruction. 11. Afterword. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.