Are your adolescent English language learners struggling to read, write,
and learn across subject areas? Are they making it to graduation?
This practical guide is grounded in the latest research on adolescent
literacy development. It features effective strategies for content
teachers, ESL teachers, and guidance counselors to ensure that middle
and high school English language learners can engage with complex
grade-level content-area instruction, develop oral and written language
for academic purposes, and graduate. It is written by exemplary
secondary school teachers who know firsthand the challenges of educating
adolescent ELLs, and who have implemented these strategies effectively
in their classes.
As Deborah Short highlights in the foreword, this book also offers much
more than teaching strategies. It is about the social dimension of
learning in secondary schools; of shaping oneâ (TM)s identity; and of
bridging the boundaries between school and home, school and work, native
languages and English, and in-school and out-of-school literacies.
Key Features
- Clear teaching principles to inform practice
- A wealth of strategies and best practices that promote reading,
writing, listening, speaking, and learning in every subject area
- Creative ways to use and support the native language
- Guidelines and practical advice for counselors regarding ELLs
- End of chapter checklists to guide teacher reflection