English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work [Paperback]

This unique new perspective and method for teaching English Language Learners is the proven result of the author's community organizing career and his successful career in the classroom.

Written by an award-winning practitioner,English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies that Workoffers educators a five-step methodology for teaching this burgeoning population. Rather than viewing these students through the typical lens of deficits they might have, the process helps educators recognize and use the assets ELLs bring to the classroom.

The five principles around which the process revolves are: building relationships, accessing prior knowledge through student stories, developing student leadership, learning by doing, and reflection. The book shows how these ideas can be used in all subject areas to help ELLs master both content and language using high-order thinking skills. In addition to providing detailed lessons, the book shares a framework teachers can use to create their own lessons, and it shows how to take advantage of technology and games as teaching tools. References to extensive research studies are included to provide evidence of effectiveness, and each lesson is linked to state standards in English Language development.

If you agree that ELL and other students considered 'high-need' are often treated as individuals with deficits to be addressed rather than potential to be developed, you'll find important messages & in Larry's latest book. Teacher Leaders Network

What stands out about Larry Ferlazzo's new book&from others that describe strategies to engage high school ELLs are his suggestions for how to encourage such students to be leaders. Education Week

If you're stuck on how to become a better ELL teacher beyond the instruction, this book is for you. Teacher Leaders Network