Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions

Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions

<div>If you teach English language learners, you probably have too many unanswered questions to count. </div> <ul type="disc"> <li>How do I assess a student's English?</li> <li>How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English?</li> <li>How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners?</li> </ul> <div> </div> <div>Fortunately, second language acquisition expert and teacher coach Stephen Cary has answers to your most pressing concerns. In <i>Working with English Language Learners</i> he responds to teachers' ten most frequent and most problematic questions with essential information, ready-to-use ideas, and helpful new professional development supports.</div> <div> </div> <div>Cary takes on the big questions in <i>Working with English Language Learners, </i>Second Edition. He answers them thoroughly with:</div> <div><b>Classroom Stories</b>: examples drawn from actual classes that demonstrate outstanding ELL practices. </div> <div><b>Reflections: </b>coaching commentary that highlights key teaching strategies and ties together theory and practice. </div> <div><b>Discussion & Application:</b> professional reflection questions and action items, new to the second edition, that encourage strong, responsive ELL practices.</div> <div> </div> <div>With all this plus updated and expanded lists of teacher resources, ELL references and acronyms, new samples of student work, helpful tools, templates, and self-assessment rubrics for teachers, <i>Working with English Language Learners</i>, Second Edition, is perfect for any professional development setting or for self-study. Read it and, finally, get your most important ELL questions answered.</div>