Understanding Language (eBook)

Supporting ELL Students in Responsive ELA Classrooms

Melinda J. McBee Orzulak (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
159 Seiten
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) (Verlag)
978-0-8141-0063-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Engaging with critical questions such as What counts as language? and How can I know when a student is struggling with language?, Melinda J. McBee Orzulak explores how mainstream ELA teachers might begin to understand language in new ways to benefit both English language learner and non-ELL students learning in the same classroom.Offering supportive teaching resources and ways to notice and understand the strengths of ELL students, McBee Orzulak outlines strategies for respectful and rigorous instruction for all students as we consider our own cultural and linguistic expectations. She also addresses responses to common curricular challenges such as:Structuring positive environments for students as both learners and adolescentsProviding a language focus in our teachingAssessing the range of literacies our ELL students possessTo meet the needs of in-service and preservice teachers, unique features of the book include Key Understandings and Getting Started questions with each chapter, key practices linked to classroom vignettes, sample assignments, and lists of next steps and resources. Understanding Language provides a series of entry points into the NCTE Position Paper on the Role of English Teachers in Educating English Language Learners (ELLs), focusing in particular on knowing and teaching all of our studentsmonolingual, bilingual, and multilingualboth language and content.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Principles in Practice
• Reihe/Serie: Principles in Practice
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 190 x 190 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Schlagworte: Assessing the range of literacies • common curricular challenges • cultural and linguistic expectations • ELA teachers • English Language Learner • non-ELL students • rigorous instruction • strategies for respectful • Structuring positive environments • supportive teaching resources • What counts as language
• ISBN-10: 0-8141-0063-5 / 0814100635
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8141-0063-9 / 9780814100639