Teaching English Language Learners: Literacy Strategies and Resources for K-6

An experienced teacher of English as a foreign language and as a second language, Xu (teacher education, California State U, Long Beach) offers an insightful research- and practice-based text to help K-6 teachers skillfully support all of their English language learners (ELLs), from a single student to an entire classroom. Coverage includes eight guiding principles for teaching literacy to ELLs; language acquisition theories and concepts; instructional strategies, activities, and materials for the development of oral language, phonological and orthographic knowledge and fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing; and teaching grammar as an isolated skill. Each chapter features a classroom scenario reflecting a reality of teaching ELLs; questions based on the scenario; and teaching and assessment examples to illustrate the methods and activities, including differentiated instruction for students with different needs. Multiple reproducible forms are included in the appendices. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)