Ell Teacher''s Toolbox - Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students

Practical strategies to support your English language learners
 
The ELL Teacher's Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners.
 
Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes "Top Ten" favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas.
* Contains 60% new strategies
* Features ready-to-use lesson plans
* Includes reproducible handouts
* Offers technology integration ideas
 
The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year--and with this book, you'll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal.

List of contents

Contents
 
About the Authors xxix
 
Acknowledgments xxxi
 
Introduction 1
 
I Reading and Writing 3
 
1. Independent Reading 5
 
What Is It? 5
 
Why We Like It 5
 
Supporting Research 5
 
Common Core Connections 6
 
Application 6
 
Selecting Books 6
 
Student-Teacher Check-Ins 7
 
Writing and Talking About Books 7
 
Publishing Student Successes 8
 
Working with Students Not Literate in Their Home Language 8
 
Student Handouts and Examples 9
 
What Could Go Wrong? 9
 
Technology Connections 9
 
Attribution 10
 
Figures 10
 
Figure 1.1 End-of-Quarter Reading Reflection 10
 
Figure 1.2 My Year of Reading Visual Project 11
 
Figure 1.3 My Year of Reading Student Example 11
 
2. Literary Conversations 13
 
What Is It? 13
 
Why We Like It 13
 
Supporting Research 13
 
Common Core Connections 14
 
Application 14
 
Book Trailers 14
 
Book Talks 15
 
Partner Reading 15
 
Book Interviews 16
 
Golden Lines 16
 
Creative Response Prompts 16
 
Student Handouts and Examples 17
 
What Could Go Wrong? 17
 
Technology Connections 18
 
Attribution 18
 
Figures 19
 
Figure 2.1 Book Trailer 19
 
Figure 2.2 Book Talk 20
 
Figure 2.3 Partner-Reading Instructions 21
 
Figure 2.4 Book Interview 22
 
3. Graphic Organizers 23
 
What Is It? 23
 
Why We Like It 23
 
Supporting Research 24
 
Common Core Connections 24
 
Application 24
 
Reading 24
 
Writing 25
 
Student Handouts and Examples 27
 
What Could Go Wrong? 27
 
Technology Connections 28
 
Attribution 28
 
Figures 29
 
Figure 3.1 Narrative Word Chart 29
 
Figure 3.2 Identifying Words While Reading 30
 
Figure 3.3 Five Senses Chart 30
 
Figure 3.4 Five Senses Chart Student Example 31
 
Figure 3.5 Setting 32
 
Figure 3.6 Main Characters 33
 
Figure 3.7 Supporting Characters 34
 
Figure 3.8 Theme 35
 
Figure 3.9 Conflict Map 36
 
Figure 3.10 Story Events 37
 
Figure 3.11 Dialogue 38
 
Figure 3.12 Write Your Story 39
 
4. Vocabulary 41
 
What Is It? 41
 
Why We Like It 42
 
Supporting Research 42
 
Common Core Connections 43
 
Application 43
 
Four Words Sheet 43
 
Word Chart 43
 
Teaching New Words During Reading 44
 
Academic Vocabulary 44
 
Clines 45
 
Word Webs 46
 
Interactive Word Wall 46
 
Cognates 48
 
From Clues to Words 48
 
Student Handouts and Examples 49
 
What Could Go Wrong? 49
 
Technology Connections 49
 
Attribution 50
 
Figures 51
 
Figure 4.1 Four Words Sheet 51
 
Figure 4.2 Question and Sentence Starters List 52
 
Figure 4.3 Narrative Word Chart 53
 
Figure 4.4 Identifying Words While Reading 54
 
Figure 4.5 Clines 55
 
5. Activating Prior Knowledge 57
 
What Is It? 57
 
Why We Like It 58
 
Supporting Research 58
 
Common Core Connections 58
 
Application 58
 
KWL Charts 59
 
Anticipation Guides 59
 
Multimedia 59
 
Quick writes 60
 
Preparatory Texts 60
 
Field Trips--Real or Virtual 60
 
Student Handout and Example 61
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About the author

LARRY FERLAZZO teaches English, social studies, and International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge classes to English Language Learners and mainstream students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He has written eight previous books and has won numerous awards, including the Leadership For A Changing World Award from the Ford Foundation, and was the grand prize winner of the International Reading Association Award For Technology and Reading. KATIE HULL SYPNIESKI has worked with English language learners at the secondary level for 21 years in the Sacramento City Unified School District. She currently teaches middle school English language arts and English language development at Rosa Parks K?8 School. FERLAZZO and HULL SYPNIESKI are the coauthors of The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide and Navigating the Common Core with English Language Learners, both from Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Summary

Practical strategies to support your English language learners

The ELL Teacher's Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners.

Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes "Top Ten" favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas.
* Contains 60% new strategies
* Features ready-to-use lesson plans
* Includes reproducible handouts
* Offers technology integration ideas

The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year--and with this book, you'll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal.

Product details

• Authors: Larry Ferlazzo, Larry Sypnieski Ferlazzo, Ferlazzo Larry, Katie Hull Sypnieski, Sypnieski Katie Hull
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.06.2018
• EAN: 9781119364962
• ISBN: 978-1-119-36496-2
• No. of pages: 544
• Series: The Teacher's Toolbox Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Education, Bildungswesen, Lese- u. Schreibfähigkeit, Literacy & Reading, K-12 General, Allg. Bildungswesen (K-12), K-12, Allg. Lehrpläne, Curriculum Tools - General