Literacy instruction in multilingual classrooms
Subtitle: engaging English language learners in elementary school
By: Lori Helman ; foreword by Alison Bailey
Series: The practitioners' bookshelf
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780807753361
Subjects: Foreign speakers; English language; Study and teaching (Elementary)
Description: This hands-on guide shows elementary school teachers how to create multilingual classroom communities that support every learner's success in reading, writing, and general literacy development. The author provides a practical overview of key ideas and techniques and describes specific literacy activities that lead to vocabulary and oral English proficiency. --from publisher description
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Knowledge for teaching all students to read and write; title: Creating a multilingual classroom community; title: Supporting English language development; title: Understanding English learners' reading development; title: Understanding English learners' writing development; title: Informal assessments that guide literacy instruction; title: Integrating vocabulary and academic language; title: Creating engaging instruction in multilingual classrooms.