Writing Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners K-8

Writing Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners K-8

Writing Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners K-8

Writing Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners K-8

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Overview

Many English language learners (ELLs) require extra support to become successful writers. This book helps teachers understand the unique needs of ELLs and promote their achievement by adapting the effective instructional methods teachers already know. Engaging and accessible, the book features standards-based lesson planning ideas, examples of student work, and 15 reproducible worksheets, rubrics, and other useful materials. It describes ways to combine instruction in core skills with ample opportunities to write and revise in different genres. Invaluable guidance is provided for assessing ELLs' writing development at different grade levels and language proficiency levels.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781606236666
Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.
Publication date: 04/23/2010
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 393,303
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

 


Susan Lenski, EdD, is Professor at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, where she teaches graduate reading and language arts courses. Before joining the faculty at Portland State, she taught in public schools for 20 years and at Illinois State University for 11 years. Her teaching experiences include working with children from kindergarten through high school. Dr. Lenski has been recognized by several organizations for her commitment to education. She is a recipient of the Nila Banton Smith Award from the International Reading Association; was instrumental in her school receiving an Exemplary Reading Program Award from the International Reading Association; and was inducted into the Illinois Reading Hall of Fame. She also served as a member of the International Reading Association Board of Directors. Dr. Lenski has conducted numerous presentations and has published over 60 articles and 15 books. Her research interests focus on strategic reading, English language learners, and adolescent literacy.
 
Frances Verbruggen, MA, is a student in the Doctor of Education program at Portland State University. She earned a BA in Spanish from the University of Maryland and an MA in teaching French from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She became fluent in Dutch while living for 7 years in Belgium. Ms. Verbruggen has worked as an elementary-level classroom teacher and a reading specialist in the Portland area since 2003. Her areas of research interest include struggling readers and writers and English language learners.

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 English Language Learners and Writing Research 1

Chapter 2 From Theory to Practice: Writing with English Language Learners 21

Chapter 3 Facilitating Writing Fluency 47

Chapter 4 Teaching Narrative Writing 70

Chapter 5 Academic Writing Genres: Description, Exposition, and Persuasion 91

Chapter 6 How Language Works: Grammar and Usage 114

Chapter 7 Assessing Writing 135

References 162

Index 173

Interviews

Teachers in K–8 general education and ESL classrooms; literacy specialists and coaches; graduate students in literacy and ESL programs. May serve as a text in graduate-level courses such as Writing Instruction, Teaching English Language Learners, and Teaching English as a Second Language.

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