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This text is an ideal companion to "Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model." The 99 ideas and activities include a few familiar techniques that have been shown to be especially effective for ELLs, as well as many new ideas to SIOP teachers.
In the Michigan Classics Edition of Content-Based Second Language Instruction, the authors provide updates on the field of CBI in second language acquisition since 1989. While the core of the book remains the same, new features discuss important CBI-related research and modifications to the pedagogy in the past many years. Content-Based Second Language Instruction, Michigan Classics Edition, now includes: a new preface a glossary of key terms an updated bibliography an epilogue highlighting the major developments in the field since 1989.
This volume brings together selected papers presented during the 9th International Conference of the Association of Czech Teachers of English, titled “Teaching for Tomorrow” and hosted by the English Department of the Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education at the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic. The conference brought together English Language Teaching (ELT) professionals from primary, secondary and tertiary education to discuss a variety of English as a Foreign Language (EFL)-related topics, ranging from reports on language research to viewpoints and insights on classroom practice. The contributions are grouped into three sections: a) Focus on Selected Language Top...
In the years since its origin in 1997, the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) project has become a wellspring of human stories about teaching and changing, about reaching across cultural and language divides to find deep conceptual and interpersonal harmonies that lead to reform. This collection presents chapters written by educators who have participated in RWCT since its beginnings, explaining first-hand the lessons learned by those involved and offering a truly cross-cultural perspective. Under Section 1, Goals and Contexts for Educational Reform, are the following chapters: (1) "The Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project: A Framework for School Change" (Jeannie L...
A much-needed guide to thinking critically for oneself and how to tell a good argument from a bad one. Includes topical examples from politics, sport, medicine, music, chapter summaries, glossary and exercises.
Interactive Literacy Education combines the latest research and theory related to technology-based instructional design for children's literacy development. It shows how technology can be used to build literacy learning environments that are compatible with students' cognitive and social processes. Topics addressed throughout this enlightening work include:*technology environments and applications that preservice teachers can use with young children;*detailed information regarding the development and implementation of specific technological programs; and*various technologies, from interactive reading and spelling programs to speech recognition to multimedia, that teachers can use to enhance their literacy learning environments.Interactive Literacy Education is intended for graduate courses in methods of literacy instruction; educational technology; curriculum/curriculum design; general preservice education; special education; and applied psychology/cognitive studies. It is also appropriate for use as a supplement in undergraduate courses in methods of literacy instruction and educational technology.