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Literacy essentials for English language learners : successful transitions / Maria Uribe, Sally Nathenson-Mejía ; foreword by Kathy Escamilla.

Van Pelt Library PE1128.A2 U75 2008
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Uribe, Maria, 1957-
Contributor:
Nathenson-Mejía, Sally, 1951-
Series:
Practitioner's bookshelf
The practitioner's bookshelf
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English language--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Foreign speakers.
English language.
Education, Bilingual--United States.
Education, Bilingual.
United States.
Multicultural education--United States.
Multicultural education.
Physical Description:
xiv, 141 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : Teachers College Press, [2008]
Contents:
1 Background Knowledge: Its Role in English Language Learning 7
Experimenting with Background Knowledge: A Self-Test 9
Background Knowledge of School Environments 12
Background Knowledge in Reading 15
Reading Lesson Examples for K-2 ELL Students 16
Language Lesson Examples for Grades 3-5 ELL Students 22
Assessing the Educational History of ELL Students 24
2 Instructional Environment: Creating Support for Learning Language 27
Curriculum Planning for Reading and Writing 28
Grouping Students for Instruction by Language Proficiency 30
Scheduling the Literacy Block in K-5 Classrooms 31
3 Interactive Read Alouds: Hearing Language 38
Purpose for Read Alouds 39
Read Alouds for K-2 ELL Students 41
Read Alouds for Grades 3-5 ELL Students 43
Considerations for Students with Native Language Instruction 48
Language Cognates: True and False 49
Choosing Texts for Read Alouds 50
Assessing Interactive Read Alouds 52
4 Shared Reading: Learning Through Language 55
Purpose for Shared Reading 56
Shared Reading for K-2 ELL Students 58
Shared Reading for Grades 3-5 ELL Students 61
Shared Reading for Students with Native Language Instruction 64
Sample Shared Reading Lesson 65
Choosing Texts for Shared Reading 67
Assessing Shared Reading 68
5 Guided Reading: Learning About Language 71
Grouping Considerations 71
Specific Goals for Instruction: The Five Reading Components Plus 72
Guided Reading for ELL Students Without Native Language Instruction 80
Guided Reading for ELL Students with Native Language Instruction 84
Choosing Texts for Guided Reading 86
Assessing Guided Reading 87
6 Writing Instruction: Developing Literacy 91
Understanding How Language Works 92
Why Teach Nonfiction Writing to ELL Students? 96
Writing Instruction in English: Connecting the Reading and Writing Processes 97
Native Language Writing Instruction 99
Assessing Writing to Inform Instruction 105
Appendix Guided Reading Instruction 121.
Notes:
"Kindergarten through 5th grade"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-134) and index.
ISBN:
9780807749043
0807749044
OCLC:
227570358

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