The CALLA handbook : implementing the cognitive academic language learning approach / Anna Uhl Chamot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chamot, Anna Uhl.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English language.

English language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

326 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

White Plains, NY : Pearson Education, [2009]

Summary:

The second edition of "The CALLA Handbook" is a practical and research based methodology book for all teachers of students learning English as a new language. Each chapter has been updated to reflect new research, content-subject national standards, and adaptations of the CALLA model. Features of the second editionAn updated theoretical framework of CALLA, based on current second-language acquisition and learning theory researchIn-depth descriptions and examples for each component of the CALLA model: using content areas standards, developing academic language, and teaching learning strategies.A comprehensive analysis of the CALLA instructional sequence to help teachers plan and differentiate instructionStandardized test preparation and authentic, performance-based assessmentsReproducible lesson plans and activities for using the CALLA model to enhance academic growth in English language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social studies

Contents:

What is CALLA?

The content-based curriculum

Academic language development

Learning strategy instruction

Planning, monitoring, and evaluating CALLA instruction

Assessing student progress in CALLA

Literacy development in CALLA

Teaching English language arts in CALLA

Teaching mathematics in CALLA

Teaching science in CALLA

Teaching history / social studies in CALLA.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0132040344

9780132040341

OCLC:

270230688

Publisher Number:

99959739755