Teaching Content to English Language Learners - Softcover

Reiss, Jodi

 
9780131523579: Teaching Content to English Language Learners
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0131523570 ISBN 13: 9780131523579
Publisher: Pearson Education, 2004

Synopsis

The book offers:

  • practical strategies for building on common classroom techniques and activities to increase teaching effectiveness for language-learning students
  • techniques to recognize cultural differences, develop alternative assessments and adapt written assignments and oral language for ELLs
  • abundant models, graphics and authentic examples that show how to help students build content-area fluency as well as general language skills

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About the Author

Jodi Reiss is retired director of the Masters of TEOL program at Florida International University. She has written and presented strategies for teaching content to English language learners.

From the Back Cover

Teaching Content to English Language Learners, by Jodi Reiss, shows content-area teachers how to transform second-language learning theories into useful tools for ensuring the success of their ELL students. The book's three parts present easy-to-incorporate techniques to make content more accessible, strengthen vocabulary, and increase student participation.

The book offers:

  • practical strategies for building on common classroom techniques and activities to increase teaching effectiveness for language-learning students
  • techniques to recognize cultural differences, develop alternative assessments, and adapt written assignments and oral language for ELLs
  • abundant models, graphics, and authentic examples that show how to help students build content-area fluency as well as general language skills

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Pearson Education
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0131523570
ISBN 13 
9780131523579
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160