DVD for Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners


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KEY BENEFIT: This uniqueDVD included in the back of the text illustrates select strategies being used in a classroom dominated by English learners. After the demonstration lesson, one of the authors interviews the teacher for insights into how the lesson was planned and the teacher's reasons for choosing the strategy. The strategies include planning approaches, strategies for improving student involvement, vocabulary knowledge, and comprehension. KEY TOPICS: visual scaffolding, language focus, lessons, cooperative learning, modeled talk, writing workshop MARKET: ESL Methods, Reading Methods




Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners


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This updated edition includes a rich assortment of practical features to support teachers as they meet the challenges of the 21st-century classroom. All of the strategies in this book are aligned to the TESOL standards and have been field-tested in diverse classrooms. A DVD illustrates select strategies being used in a classroom dominated by English learners.







Managing Diverse Classrooms


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Blending research with teacher-developed strategies, this book helps teachers better understand students. cultural differences and turn educational challenges into educational opportunities.




Accelerating Literacy for Diverse Learners


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In her new book, nationally known professional development consultant and literacy expert Socorro Herrera and her colleagues provide a theoretical foundation for culturally responsive teaching that will accelerate literacy development for all students, and particularly for English language learners. Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS), this volume incorporates current research and best practices for developing a classroom community that takes into account students' languages, cultures, and individual biographies. This resource provides proven-effective strategies, tools, and ideas that can be adapted and modified for any grade level and content area. This book features; a demonstration DVD showing the books strategies in action in real classrooms; classroom strategies that align with CCSS and Response to Intervention; guidance to help teachers use grouping configurations to build classroom community and maximize students assets; and a quick-glance overview and an in-depth exploration of each strategy that illustrates each step of implementation. 208 page book and 1-hour DVD




50 Literacy Strategies


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This new edition is a conveniently organized resource for all elementary and middle school teachers, providing research-based and classroom-tested strategies to develop literacy skills. Everything you need to know to implement, adapt, and enrich each strategy is included.




Up Close


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Features eleven live-from-the classroom videos of Amanda Hartman engaged in conferences and mini-lessons with English language learners of varying writing and speaking ability. In the optional voice-over coaching commentary she describes her strategies for helping all students approximate written and spoken English. Teaching methods include demonstrations, using visuals, questions, choices with embedded answers, prompts, drawing, drama, gestures, guided practice, strategic partnerships.




Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities


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"Practical and accessible, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, which has been shown to be one of the most effective instructional techniques for students with learning problems. Presented are proven strategies that students can use to improve their self-regulated learning, study skills, and performance in specific content areas, including written language, reading, and math. Clear directions for teaching the strategies in the elementary or secondary classroom are accompanied by sample lesson plans and many concrete examples. Enhancing the book's hands-on utility are more than 20 reproducible worksheets and forms"--




35 Classroom Management Strategies


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50 Classroom Strategies for Building a Community of Learnersis organized into sections related to the important themes in creating a community of learners. Within each section, strategies are explained and steps in implementing the strategies are given. Two classroom examples are given for each strategy in order to show how use of the strategies will differ according to the ages of the learners and the content of the curriculum. Features include: Step-by-step Instructions- Each strategy is explained with step-by-step instructions to make the implementation easier for the teacher. Connections for English Learners- Margin notes with strategies for the effective instruction of English learners. Strategies on Video DVD- Teacher demonstrations of the strategies in real classroom settings. Additional Teacher Resources- Forms, Blackline masters, and other resources at the end of the book.




TExES ESL Supplemental (154), 2nd Ed., Book + Online


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This up-to-date second edition is designed to help teacher candidates excel on the TExES ESL Supplemental (154) exam. It's perfect for college students, teachers, and career-changing professionals who are looking to teach ESL in Texas public schools. Our comprehensive test prep contains a thorough review of all the domains and competencies tested. It also includes discussions of key educational concepts and theories. Two full-length practice tests deal with every type of question and skill assessed on the exam. --Amazon.com