Shows how research in adolescent literacy can be translated into effective practice in middle and high school classrooms. This book discusses findings on the adolescent learner, addressing such topics as comprehension, content-area literacy, differentiated instruction, gender differences in literacy learning, and English language learners.
Offers a training tool for teachers to work successfully with children learning English as a second language in their classrooms. This work shows teachers how to collect information from parents about children's home language skills, and communicate with second language learners using strategies such as repetition and word/gesture combinations.
Present tools, tips, and explanations of such questions as which words to teach, when and how to teach them, and how to adapt instruction for English language learners. This volume provides specific instructional sequences, including assessments, for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, as well as interactive lesson planning resources.
Helps literacy coaches navigate the choices they face as they develop and fine-tune a coaching program that offers the best fit for a particular school. This book provides guidance on coaching models and how to choose among them; the role of reading assessment in coaching; and, balancing classroom-level, grade-level, and whole-school tasks.
Presents tools, tips, and explanations of such questions as which words to teach, when and how to teach them, and how to adapt instruction for English language learners. This volume provides specific instructional sequences, including assessments, for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, as well as interactive lesson planning resources.
A Guide for Early Childhood Educators of Children Learning English as a
Describes the natural progression of second-language acquisition in young children. This book helps teachers learn how to create a supportive classroom environment for second-language learners with ways to measure progress, address individual differences, and work with parents.
Helps early childhood professionals understand critical, key early literacy issues in context by presenting classroom practices and then making recommendations for improving early childhood literacy outcomes based on what research shows is best practice.
Features a tool specifically designed to rate the early literacy environment in home-based child care settings. This title assesses environments that include children of various ages, from birth to 5 years.