Teaching English Language Learners: 43 Strategies for Successful K-8 Classrooms

by Michaela Colombo

Overview

Forty-three evidence-based strategies for teaching English language learners

Ideal as a supplementary text for a variety of courses and as a guide for in-service teachers and for professional development settings, Teaching English Language Learners: 43 Strategies for Successful K–8 Classrooms provides teachers of all content areas with a broad, practical approach to teaching English language learners in the regular classroom setting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506320137
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/08/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Michaela Colombo has been involved in the field of educating English language learners for nearly 20 years. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Leadership in Schooling program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she teaches courses in methods of sheltered content instruction. Prior to accepting a full-time position at the University of Massachusetts, Dr. Colombo worked for five years as Supervisor of the English Language Acquisition Program for the Methuen, Massachusetts Public Schools. Here, she drew upon her background as a bilingual education and ESL teacher to plan and implement professional development for mainstream teachers and supervise teachers of English language learners. Dr. Colombo is an active member of the Massachusetts Department of Education’s English Language Learners/Bilingual Education Advisory Council. Her dissertation, which was recognized as semi-finalist for best dissertation by the National Association of Bilingual Education, investigated the effectiveness of professional development for mainstream teachers of Latino students. Dr. Colombo has presented professional development for mainstream teachers of English language learners at national and state conferences.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Unit I. Managing the Learning Environment
Unit II. Working with Other Professionals
Unit III. Strategies for Assessment
Unit IV. Making Content Comprehensible
Unit V. Strategies for Developing Vocabulary
Unit VI. Strategies for Developing Academic Language
Unit VII. Strategies for Enhancing Reading and Writing
Unit VIII. Strategies for Involving Familes and Communities
References
Index
About the Author