102 Content Strategies for English Language Learners: Teaching for Academic Success in Grades 3-12

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Author: Jodi Reiss

ISBN-10: 0132218194

ISBN-13: 9780132218191

Category: Education, Bilingual

Are you looking for classroom-tested content strategies to help your English Language Learners achieve academic success in your classroom? This easy-to-use resource offers 102 practical instructional and assessment strategies built on a strong foundation of second language acquisition theories and principles that you can easily incorporate into your daily classroom instruction.\ All 102 strategies are concise and easy to follow with helpful guides to help you maximize your students’...

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Are you looking for classroom-tested content strategies to help your English Language Learners achieve academic success? This easy-to-use resource offers 102 practical instructional and assessment strategies built on a strong foundation of second language acquisition theories and principles. Easy to incorporate into daily classroom instruction, all 102 strategies are concise and offer helpful guides that maximize students’ performance potential at every level of development. Strategies address a variety of issues, including cultural considerations, instructional processes, traditional testing, alternative testing formats, grading, and accountability. Theory to Application: Guidelines for Practice are found at the beginning of each chapter to unify the theories and principles around which this text is designed. The Objective briefly states the goals of the strategies that follow. The Rationale explains the reasoning underlying each objective and the role it plays in your practice. Strategies offer activities and assignments to help you in guiding your English Language Learners toward academic success. In Concept introduces and explains the ideas behind each strategy and why it is important to your practice. In Practice provides instructions, examples, and illustrations to illustrate how each strategy can be used in your classroom.

PART I: PERSPECTIVES FOR CLASSROOM PRACTICE: THEORY AND CULTUREChapter 1 Theoretical ConsiderationsChapter 2 Culture and Content LearningPART II: STRATEGIES FOR CLASSROOM PRACTICE: INSTRUCTIONChapter 3 Meeting State Objectives and Standards: Making Good ChoicesChapter 4 Learning Strategies for English Language LearnersChapter 5 A Solid Start: Building and Activating Background KnowledgeChapter 6 Presenting New Material: Teaching the LessonChapter 7 Did My Students Get What I Taught? Checking ComprehensionChapter 8 Extending Comprehension: Textbook Vocabulary StrategiesChapter 9 Extending Comprehension: Textbook Reading StrategiesChapter 10 Reinforcing Learning: Activities and AssignmentsPart III: Strategies for Classroom Practice: AssessmentChapter 11 Classroom Assessments: Did They Learn What You Taught?Chapter 12 The Big One: Preparing for High-Stakes TestsAppendix I GlossaryAppendix II Additional Resources for Teachers