Working with Second Language Learners: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions

By Stephen Cary

Book Overview

If you teach English language learners, you probably have too many unanswered questions to count. How do I assess a student's English? How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English? How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners? Fortunately, second language acquisition expert and teacher coach Stephen Cary has answers to your most pressing concerns. In Working with English Language Learners he responds to teachers ten most frequent and most problematic questions with essential information, ready-to-use ideas, and helpful new professional development supports. Cary takes on the big questions in Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition. He answers them thoroughly with: Classroom Stories examples drawn from actual classes that demonstrate outstanding ELL practices. Reflections: coaching commentary that highlights key teaching strategies and ties together theory and practice. Discussion Application: professional reflection questions and action items, new to the second edition, that encourage strong, responsive ELL practices. With all this plus updated and expanded lists of teacher resources, ELL references and acronyms, new samples of student work, helpful tools, templates, and self-assessment rubrics for teachers, Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition, is perfect for any professional development setting or for self-study. Read it and, finally, get your most important ELL questions answered.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325009856
• ISBN13: 9780325009858
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Excellent and Engaging Resource

This is one of a few books on teaching I read over and over again. I have found this so incredibly useful in bridging the language acquisition gap for my English learners. The reflections on the case studies are just as useful for their insights and information on what to expect when you use the strategy. Knowing that my colleagues have little free time, I recommend this book as a resource for teaching that has become invaluable. It's good for the busy teacher as well because each chapter stands alone.

A Tool in your Top Ten

This is the best concise resource for teaching a second language I've seen. It gives pertinent real - life instructional examples of teacher problem- solving using current, sound methodology for instruction and assessment. Stephen Cary helps teachers bridge from printed example to application in our own classes, elementary and secondary. His reflections add depth to the chosen examples. The book reads like a story, told with heart and sense.