Adding English: A Guide to Teaching in Multi Lingual Classrooms / Edition 1

by Elizabeth Coelho

Overview

This book is about teaching in classrooms where someor allof the students are learning English, at the same time as they are working to learn the mainstream curriculum.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900887510952
Publication date:	11/05/2003
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth Coelho has had a long and distinguished career focused on English language learners, immigrant education, and effective instruction in linguistically and culturally diverse schools. A former district coordinator for English as a Second Language in the Toronto District School Board, Elizabeth has also worked on policy and resource development related to English language learners for the Ontario Ministry of Education, as well as with educators in school districts and universities across North America. Elizabeth also taught at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, helping to prepare new teachers for the multilingual and multicultural reality of today's schools. A popular presenter at national and international conferences, Elizabeth has recently been working with educators in Spain, where immigration is having a strong impact on schools. The author of several professional articles and resource books for teachers, including Adding English, Learning Together in the Multicultural Classroom and Teaching and Learning in Multicultural Schools: An Integrated Approach, Elizabeth has also written the popular Jigsaw and Jigsaw Plus.

Table of Contents

Part 1: A Welcoming Environment
English Language Learners: From Far and Near
Welcoming Newcomers to the School
10 Ways to Create an Inclusive Classroom
Part 2: How English Works
I Say Tomato: Introduction to the Second System of English
No More Red Pen: Introduction to English Grammar
In Other Words: The Power of English Vocabulary
English in Real Life: Socio-cultural Competence
The Ritn Wird: Reading and Writing in English
Part 3: The Language Learning Environment
Ten Questions about Language Learning
Organizing Language Instruction for English Language Learners
A Supportive Language Learning Environment
Ten Ways to Support Beginners
Part 4: ESL Across the Curriculum
Ten Ways to Integrate Language and Content Instruction
Planning Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners