Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-Formal-Schooling and Long-Term English Learners - Brossura

Freeman, Yvonne S.; Freeman, Yvonne; Mercuri, Sandra

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ISBN 10: 0325002738 ISBN 13: 9780325002736

Casa editrice: Heinemann, 2002

Riassunto

Struggling older English learners pose a real challenge for educators. Some of these students are new arrivals with limited or interrupted schooling. Others have been in and out of ESL and bilingual programs in this country since kindergarten, but have never succeeded academically. How can teachers help older students who lack academic content knowledge and English language proficiency catch up with their classmates? Yvonne and David Freeman provide four research-based keys for closing the achievement gap.

three teachers have put this theory into practice to reach their older English learners. These teachers organize curriculum around themes, use predictable classroom routines, and scaffold instruction in a variety of ways. The clear examples from their classes will help other teachers implement effective practices for their older English learners.

Closing the Achievement Gap features:

the four keys for school success for older English learners

clear distinctions among the types of older English learners in our schools with examples of students from each category

a thorough discussion of the kinds of language proficiency older English learners need

a review of the latest research on effective practices for older English learners

detailed descriptions from the classrooms of three teachers, including thematic units they have developed, their daily routines, and the strategies they use to scaffold instruction

professional extension activities to help readers apply the information in this book to their own educational settings.

For teachers and teacher educators, program directors, resource personnel, and administrators, this book offers both the research and practice schools need to develop effective programs to educate struggling older English learners.

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L'autore:

YVONNE FREEMAN is a professor at the University of Texas, Pan American. Yvonne and David Freeman are the authors of several books from Heinemann, including La ensenanza de la lectura y la escritura en espanol en el aula bilingue (1998), Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom (1997), and Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition (1994), which won the MLA Mildenberger Prize.DAVID FREEMAN is a professor at the University of Texas, Pan American. David and Yvonne Freeman are the authors of several books from Heinemann, including La ensenanza de la lectura y la escritura en espanol en el aula bilingue (1998), Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish in the Bilingual Classroom (1997), and Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition (1994), which won the MLA Mildenberger Prize.SANDRA MERCURI has taught a grade 4/5/6 multiage class of limited-formal-schooling students and now teaches bilingual education classes and coordinates a dual immersion grant for the graduate program at Fresno Pacific University.

Product Description:

Learn about the four keys to success for English learners. (PDF, 561KB); Struggling older English learners pose a real challenge for educators. Some of these students are new arrivals with limited or interrupted schooling. Others have been in and out of ESL and bilingual programs in this country since kindergarten, but have never succeeded academically. How can teachers help older students who lack academic content knowledge and English language proficiency catch up with their classmates? Yvonne and David Freeman provide four research-based keys for closing the achievement gap. three teachers have put this theory into practice to reach their older English learners. These teachers organize curriculum around themes, use predictable classroom routines, and scaffold instruction in a variety of ways. The clear examples from their classes will help other teachers implement effective practices for their older English learners. Closing the Achievement Gap features: the four keys for school success for older English learners; clear distinctions among the types of older English learners in our schools with examples of students from each category; a thorough discussion of the kinds of language proficiency older English learners need; a review of the latest research on effective practices for older English learners; detailed descriptions from the classrooms of three teachers, including thematic units they have developed, their daily routines, and the strategies they use to scaffold instruction; professional extension activities to help readers apply the information in this book to their own educational settings. For teachers and teacher educators, program directors, resource personnel, and administrators, this book offers both the research and practice schools need to develop effective programs to educate struggling older English learners.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Heinemann
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0325002738
• ISBN 13: 9780325002736
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 162