Building literacy with English language learners
Subtitle: insights from linguistics
By: Kristin Lems, Leah D. Miller, Tenena M. Soro
Contributors: Miller, Leah D., author; Soro, Tenena M., author; Lems, Kristin
Edition: Second edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781462531592; 9781462531608
Subjects: Reading; Study and teaching; Second language acquisition; Language and languages
Description: "How can linguistics help teachers of English language learners (ELLs) improve their instruction? What specific competencies do ELLs need to build in order to speak, listen, read, and write in a new language? Now revised and expanded with a broader view of literacy, this book has guided thousands of inservice and preservice teachers to understand the processes involved in second-language acquisition and help ELLs succeed. The authors explain relevant linguistic concepts with a focus on what works in today's diverse PreK-12 classrooms. Effective teaching strategies are illustrated with engaging classroom vignettes; the volume also features instructive discussion questions and a glossary. Coverage of timely topics, such as numeracy and the language innovations of text messages."--
Notes: Originally published under title: Teaching reading to English language learners.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Big ideas and research that guide the profession; title: First-language influence in second-language acquisition; title: ELL oracy: listening comprehension and oral language development; title: Learning to read, write, and spell words in English as a new language; title: Using morphemes to learn vocabulary; title: Word formation processes, cognates, and collocations; title: "The same, but different": reading fluency in English as a new language; title: Achieving comprehension in L2 English reading; title: Writing to learn in English across the curriculum; title: Literacy, language learning, and the digital revolution.