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The Literacy Gaps
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 273

The Literacy Gaps

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-08-11
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

"The book makes a contribution to the education of English language learners. It provides practical instructional suggestions for teachers of both ELLs and SELs that are informed by a deep understanding of theories of second language and second dialect acquisition and the development of reading and writing proficiencies." —Guadalupe Valdés, Professor of Education Stanford University "The concepts of gaps and bridges are clearly articulated up front and provide a well-structured theme that unites the various parts of the text. The use of this structure provides a logical and coherent mechanism for providing a complete picture of the problem—the literacy gap between ELs and native speaker...

Academic Language Mastery: Culture in Context
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 113

Academic Language Mastery: Culture in Context

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-07-22
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

By now it’s a given: if we’re to help our ELLs and SELs access the rigorous demands of today’s content standards, we must cultivate the “code” that drives school success: academic language. Look no further for assistance than this much-anticipated series from Ivannia Soto, in which she invites field authorities Jeff Zwiers, David and Yvonne Freeman, Margarita Calderon, and Noma LeMoine to share every teacher’s need-to-know strategies on the four essential components of academic language. The subject of this volume is culture. Here, Noma LeMoine makes clear once and for all how culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy validates, facilitates, liberates, and empowers ethnic...

ELL Shadowing as a Catalyst for Change
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 161

ELL Shadowing as a Catalyst for Change

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-02-29
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

This book helps teachers understand the classroom experience from the english-language learner's viewpoint.

Shadowing Multilingual Learners
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 184

Shadowing Multilingual Learners

Walk in your Students' Shoes with Multilingual Learner Shadowing Updated after 10 years of research and practice, the second edition of this bestselling resource includes an overview on the importance of oral language development, information on preparing the shadowing experience, the complete shadowing protocol, a guide for analyzing the shadowing experience and key oral language development strategies.The new edition also adds improved data collection for oral language expression, as well as highlights updated research and classroom practice concerning new policies and programs implemented across the country. A comprehensive guide to ELL shadowing is presented alongside · Detailed case studies showing real-world examples · Guidelines for analyzing and reflecting on the shadowing experience · Guidelines for shadowing in a virtual environment · Guidelines for shadowing in a multilingual environment · An assets-based orientation to student learning and the use of achievement data to improve ELL education

Academic Language Mastery: Conversational Discourse in Context
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 113

Academic Language Mastery: Conversational Discourse in Context

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-07-22
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

By now it’s a given: if we’re to help our ELLs and SELs access the rigorous demands of today’s content standards, we must cultivate the "code" that drives school success: academic language. Look no further for assistance than this much-anticipated series from Ivannia Soto, in which she invites field authorities Jeff Zwiers, David and Yvonne Freeman, Margarita Calderon, and Noma LeMoine to share every teacher’s need-to-know strategies on the four essential components of academic language. The subject of this volume is conversational discourse. Here, Jeff Zwiers reveals the power of academic conversation in helping students develop language, clarify concepts, comprehend complex texts, ...

Academic Language Mastery: Vocabulary in Context
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 97

Academic Language Mastery: Vocabulary in Context

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-07-22
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

By now it’s a given: if we’re to help our ELLs and SELs access the rigorous demands of today’s content standards, we must cultivate the “code” that drives school success: academic language. Look no further for assistance than this much-anticipated series from Ivannia Soto, in which she invites field authorities Jeff Zwiers, David and Yvonne Freeman, Margarita Calderon, and Noma LeMoine to share every teacher’s need-to-know strategies on the four essential components of academic language. The subject of this volume is vocabulary. Here, Margarita Calderon reveals how vocabulary is best taught as a tool for completing and constructing more complex messages. With this book as your ro...

Academic Language Mastery: Grammar and Syntax in Context
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 105

Academic Language Mastery: Grammar and Syntax in Context

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-07-22
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

By now it’s a given: if we’re to help our ELLs and SELs access the rigorous demands of today’s content standards, we must cultivate the “code” that drives school success: academic language. Look no further for assistance than this much-anticipated series from Ivannia Soto, in which she invites field authorities Jeff Zwiers, David and Yvonne Freeman, Margarita Calderon, and Noma LeMoine to share every teacher’s need-to-know strategies on the four essential components of academic language. The subject of this volume is grammar and syntax. Here, David and Yvonne Freeman shatter the myth that academic language is all about vocabulary, revealing how grammar and syntax inform our stude...

Shadowing Multilingual Learners
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 234

Shadowing Multilingual Learners

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-03-12
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

Walk in your Students’ Shoes with Multilingual Learner Shadowing The need for powerful professional learning to enable Multilingual Learners reach their full potential is more profound than ever. MLL shadowing is a way to create urgency around the instructional and academic needs of Multilingual Learners. The MLL Shadowing protocol is used to collect data on MLL’s opportunities for speaking and listening--the building blocks for reading and writing--in our classrooms. Updated after 10 years of research and practice, the second edition of this bestselling resource includes an overview on the importance of oral language development, information on preparing the shadowing experience, the co...

Breaking Down the Monolingual Wall
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 331

Breaking Down the Monolingual Wall

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2023-09-24
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

Your guide to culturally and linguistically sustaining practices in your dual language classroom and school. It’s time to set the record straight: Multilingualism is a tremendous asset that must be nurtured and valued and the most effective pathway to multilingualism is dual language education. Despite significant evidence attesting to the cognitive, social/emotional, and economic benefits of multilingualism, the majority of our classrooms and schools are monolingual. Encouragingly, recent shifts in state policies have increased the demand for dual language programming in our schools. This increased momentum brings new challenges, including the need for more bilingually authorized teachers...

Breaking Down the Wall
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 207

Breaking Down the Wall

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-09-11
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  • Publisher: Corwin Press

It was a dark and stormy night in Santa Barbara. January 19, 2017. The next day’s inauguration drumroll played on the evening news. Huddled around a table were nine Corwin authors and their publisher, who together have devoted their careers to equity in education. They couldn’t change the weather, they couldn’t heal a fractured country, but they did have the power to put their collective wisdom about EL education upon the page to ensure our multilingual learners reach their highest potential. Proudly, we introduce you now to the fruit of that effort: Breaking Down the Wall: Essential Shifts for English Learners’ Success. In this first-of-a-kind collaboration, teachers and leaders, wh...