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Building on Michael Graves's bestseller, The Vocabulary Book, this
new resource offers a comprehensive plan for vocabulary instruction
that K-12 teachers can use with English language learners. It is
broad enough to include instruction for students who are just
beginning to build their English vocabularies, as well as for
students whose English vocabularies are approaching those of native
speakers. The authors describe a four-pronged program that follows
these key components: providing rich and varied language
experiences; teaching individual words; teaching word learning
strategies; and fostering word consciousness. This user-friendly
book integrates up-to-date research on best practices into each
chapter and includes vignettes, classroom activities, sample
lessons, a list of children's literature, and more.
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Improving Schooling for Language Minority Children - A Research Agenda (Hardcover, New)
Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Edited by …
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How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language
other than English is spoken?
In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee
of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the
construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the
activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund
and conduct research.
The book reviews a broad range of studies--from basic ones on
language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings.
The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of
policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity.
This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of
bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant
research on development of a second language, literacy, and content
knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know
about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines
research on the education of teachers of culturally and
linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for
the collection of education statistics as it relates to this
student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure
that supports research on these students.
Featuring today's most respected leaders in the field of reading
interventions, this book examines what we have learned from the
research to help struggling readers in grades K - 6. Focusing on
strategies that have been proven effective, the authors will help
educators meet the demands placed on them to ensure that all
students are making good progress toward becoming competent
readers. Each chapter begins with a set of framing questions and
ends with suggestions for action to foster discussion and help
teachers translate research-based ideas into practice - perfect for
teacher education courses and professional development
workshops.This timely volume includes: an analysis of what is
needed to help all students succeed in reading, especially
struggling readers, students with special needs, and ELL students;
practices to foster young students' success in learning to decode;
instructional strategies to improve students' vocabulary and
comprehension; and, school-wide practices to improve all students'
reading in high-poverty, diverse schools.
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