Best practices in ELL instruction [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Guofang Li, Patricia A. Edwards

• Autore: Li Guofang <1972->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Guilford Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Disciplina: 428.0071; 428.24
• Soggetto topico: English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers; English language - United States; Language and languages - United States
• Altri autori: EdwardsPatricia A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Front Matter; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Perspectives on ELL Instruction; 1: Improving Achievement for English Learners; 2: Language Development and the Education of Dual-Language-Learning Children in the United States; Part II: Strategies for Teaching Young ELLs; 3: Principles for Teaching Young ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom; 4: Engaging Young ELLs with Reading and Writing; 5: Principles for Writing Practices with Young ELLs ; Part III: Strategies for Teaching Adolescent ELLs6: Teaching Academic Literacies in Secondary School; 7: Constructing Access and Understanding in Inclusive Middle-Grade Content Classrooms; Part IV: Best Practices in ELL/Bilingual Programs and Approaches; 8: From Models to Principles; 9: Using Workshop Approaches to Support the Literacy Development of ELLs; 10: A Bilingual Perspective on Writing Assessment; Part V: Critical Issues Concerning ELL Instruction; 11: Meeting the Needs of ELLs with Disabilities; 12: Best Practices for Native American Language Learners ; 13: Supporting Literacy Learning in Families for Whom English Is an Additional Language14: ""It's Just Like Telling Them They Will Never Be Scientists""; 15: Best Practices in Professional Development for Teachers of ELLs; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this indispensable work, prominent authorities review the latest research on all aspects of ELL instruction (K-12) and identify what works for today's students and schools. Provided are best-practice guidelines for targeting reading, writing, oral language, vocabulary, content-domain literacies, and other core skill areas; assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students; and building strong school-home-community partnerships. Chapters include clear-cut recommendations for teaching adolescent ELLs an
• Titolo autorizzato: Best practices in ELL instruction
• ISBN: 1-4625-0870-7; 1-282-55279-1; 9786612552793; 1-60623-665-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792341203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Solving problems in the teaching of literacy.