Supporting Newcomer Students: Advocacy and Instruction for English Learners

Description

Copublished with TESOL Press Newcomers need to draw on all their resources―intellectual, linguistic, cultural―as they make sense of new content and a new language. In this much-needed book, the authors marshal research and several decades of their own experience to provide instructional practices and activities that will help teachers develop newcomers as readers and writers of English and engage them in content learning across the curriculum. Equally important, they show how teachers can advocate for these vulnerable students, many of whom have experienced multiple challenges in their home countries or in the United States, including poverty, violence, and political persecution. With chapters on assessment and second-language acquisition as well as reading, writing, speaking, and content learning, their book is a timely and comprehensive guide for any K–8 educator whose classroom or school includes newcomer students. 63 black-and-white illustrations Review: This book was helpful to get my EL endorsement. - This book was a required book from the University of Washington. I found it helpful. Review: Informative and easy to read! - This book was exactly what I wanted! It is well written, informative and easy to read. It helped greatly with a research project I was working on for my masters degree as well as helped me become a better teacher for my newcomer students!