SCOTT FORESMAN ESL SUNSHINE EDN > - Hardcover

Cummins, Jim; Chamot, Anna Uhl; Kessler, Carolyn; O'Malley, J. Michael; Fillmore, Lily Wong

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130274887 ISBN 13: 9780130274885

Publisher: Pearson Education, 2000

Synopsis

Scott Foresman ESL (by Jim Cummins, Anna Uhl Chamot, Carolyn Kessler, J. Michael O'Malley, and Lily Wong Fillmore) is a content-based program that accelerates English language learning. It teaches students the academic language and content they need to achieve success in the mainstream classroom. Through explicit learning strategies, grade-level content materials, and a balance of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, Scott Foresman ESL helps students develop their higher-order thinking, their language ability and, ultimately, their self-esteem. Features *Grade-level content material that matches the mainstream classroom. *Academic language with a focus on skills development. *Critical thinking and higher-order thinking skills that take students beyond basic comprehension. *Authentic literature to encourage a lifelong love of reading. *Continuous assessment and test-taking preparation. *Phonics-based language development at every level.

About this title

About the Author:

Jim Cummins teaches in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the nature of language proficiency and second-language acquisition. He is the coauthor of Scott Foresman ESL: Accelerating English Language Learning, among many other publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0130274887
• ISBN 13: 9780130274885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2