ESL (ELL) literacy instruction : a guidebook to theory and practice / Lee Gunderson, Reginald Arthur D'Silva and Dennis Murphy Odo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunderson, Lee, 1942- author.

D'Silva, Reginald Arthur, author.

Odo, Dennis Murphy, author.

Standardized Title:

ESL literacy instruction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Literacy programs.

Physical Description:

xv, 285 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

Now in its fourth edition, ESL (ELL) Literacy Instruction combines a comprehensive scope with practical, research-based tools and applications for reading instruction. Designed for use by pre-service and in-service teachers, this guidebook provides the context and expertise to plan and implement reading programs that match the needs and abilities of students at all ages and levels of proficiency. The book explains different models of literacy instruction from systematic phonics to whole language instruction, discusses controversies in the field, and includes specific teaching methods within each model. The fourth edition highlights recent developments in education policy, new models of instruction, and devotes greater attention to issues surrounding assessment. An expanded companion website integrates with the text to offer additional tools and examples, and readers are encouraged to develop their own teaching strategies within their own instructional models. Providing a thorough overview of the history and major issues of ESL (ELL) literacy instruction, this book will be of great interest to pre-service and in-service teachers at all levels, from kindergarten to adult learners. --From publisher's description.

Contents:

Reading programs, practices, and approaches

Comprehensible input, language proficiency, and literacy background

Language and culture as literacy variables

Teaching young ESL (ELL) students to read

Teaching older ESL/ELL/EFL students to read

Teaching academic reading

Technology, ESL, and literacy instruction

ESL literacy instruction : concerns, conjectures, and conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gunderson, Lee, 1942- author, editor. ESL (ELL) literacy instruction

ISBN:

9781138311862

1138311863

9781138311893

1138311898

OCLC:

1097466903