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Six Principles for Teaching English Language Learners in All Classrooms

By: Ellen McIntyre, Diane W. Kyle, Cheng-Ting Chen, Jayne Kraemer, Johanna Parr

Ensure high student achievement in diverse classrooms with this proven instructional model!

This resource's six principles help educators address language development in a regular classroom while supporting ELLs in learning academic content. Practical and grounded in research, this approach is based on five standards for pedagogy from the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE), plus the authors' sixth principle for family involvement. Elementary and middle school teachers and ELL specialists will benefit from:

Lessons, tips, and in-depth vignettes from practicing teachers
Advice on working with ELL families
Strategies for implementing the principles in the classroom

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Grade Level: K-8
ISBN: 9781412958349
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2008
Page Count: 168
Publication date: July 23, 2008

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"A highly accessible and practical resource for applying sociocultural theory to both pedagogy and parent involvement. It begins with theory, but then provides excellent examples of how the principles might be meaningfully applied in real classrooms."
—Robert Rueda, Professor
University of Southern California

Ensure high student achievement in diverse classrooms with this proven instructional model!

This vital resource presents educators with an instructional approach that is flexible and practical enough for mainstream classroom use—yet also academically rigorous and grounded in research on teaching English language learners (ELLs).

Ideal for elementary and middle school teachers as well as ELL specialists, this book offers six key principles to help educators address language development in a regular classroom while supporting ELL students in learning academic content. This field-tested model is based on five standards for pedagogy from the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) as well as the authors' sixth principle for family involvement. Focusing on one principle per chapter, this book includes:

Lessons, tips, and in-depth vignettes from teachers who have been trained in the model
Advice on working successfully with ELL families
Guiding questions and self-assessments based on CREDE's indicators for achievement of standards to help teachers monitor their own development

Six Principles for Teaching English Language Learners in All Classrooms will not only assist ELLs, but will ultimately benefit all learners in the inclusive classroom.

Author(s)

Ellen McIntyre

Ellen McIntyre is a literacy professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville, where she teaches courses on literacy research and instruction and studies children’s development in light of instructional contexts. She has published extensively, having coauthored Reaching Out: A K–8 Resource for Connecting Schools and Families, coedited Classroom Diversity: Connecting School Curricula to Students’ Lives, Balanced Instruction: Strategies and Skills in Whole Language, and Creating Nongraded Primary Programs, and published in such journals as Language Arts, Research in the Teaching of English, Journal of Literacy Research, and American Educational Research Journal. Her most recent project, codirected with Diane Kyle, is “Sheltered Instruction and Family Involvement: An Approach to Raising Achievement of LEP Students,” funded by the US Department of Education. She also codirected with Diane Kyle a research project, “Children’s Academic Development in Nongraded Primary Programs,” funded by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Diane W. Kyle

Diane W. Kyle is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Louisville. She has coauthored Reaching Out: A K–8 Resource for Connecting Schools and Families and Reflective Teaching for Student Empowerment: Elementary Curriculum and Methods, coedited Creating Nongraded Primary Classrooms: Teachers’ Stories and Lessons Learned, and published in such journals as Language Arts, Peabody Journal of Education, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, Education & Equity, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Elementary School Journal. Her most recent project, codirected with Ellen McIntyre, is “Sheltered Instruction and Family Involvement: An Approach to Raising Achievement of LEP Students,” funded by the US Department of Education. She also codirected with Ellen McIntyre a research project, “Children’s Academic Development in Nongraded Primary Programs,” funded by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

English Language Learners of All Kinds

Language Learning: How Does It Happen?

BICS and CALP

All Teachers as Teachers of English Language Learners

A Look Back Is a Look Forward

Overview of the Book

Cast of Characters

A Note for Readers

2. Six Principles for Teaching English Language Learners: The Instructional Model

The CREDE Five Pedagogy Standards

The Model Enacted in Seventh Grade

Reflection on Cori's Teaching

Cori and the CREDE Standards

Joint Productive Activity

Contextualization

Language and Literacy

Rigorous Curriculum

Instructional Conversation

This Seems Overwhelming: Can I Do It?

Scaffolding the Five Standards

3. Joint Productive Activity (JPA) and English Language Learners

Reflection on Vickie's Lesson

Rationale/Definition of JPA

Is This JPA? Indicators of Joint Productive Activity

Classroom Culture

The Juggling Act: Grouping and Scheduling of JPA

Example of JPA in Study of Race and Racism

Reflection on Justin's Teaching

JPA in Middle School ESL: Learning From Our Mistakes

Reflection on Jayne's Teaching

Assessing JPA in Your Teaching

Teaching Tips for JPA

4. Contextualization and English Language Learners: Making Learning Meaningful

Reflection of Johanna's Teaching

Meaning of Contextualization

Are We Connecting? Indicators of Contextualization

Examples of Contextualization

Contextualization in Middle School Language Arts

Contextualization in Kindergarten

Contextualization in Fourth-Grade Science and Mathematics

Reflection on Examples

Assessing Contextualization of Lessons

Teaching Tips

5. Language and Literacy for ELLs

Rationale/definition of Developing Language and Literacy

Indicators of Language and Literacy Teaching

The Case for Home Language Development

Reading Instruction and ELLs

Georgia's Second Grade

Mary's Fourth Grade

Writing in Middle School

Writing Across the Curriculum

Tips for Language and Literacy Teachers

Assessing Your Language and Literacy Teaching

6. Engaging Students With Rigorous Curriculum: High Expectations for English Language Students

Meaning of Rigorous Curriculum

Indicators of Rigorous Curriculum

Examples of Rigorous Curriculum

Rigorous Curriculum Enacted in Kindergarten

Rigorous Curriculum Enacted in Middle Grades Language Arts

Reflection on Examples

Questions to Guide Planning

Teaching Tips

Assessing Your Rigorous Curriculum

7. Instructional Conversation (IC)

Rationale and Definition of IC

How Does IC Differ From Traditional Teaching?

Beyond Discussion: Indicators of Instructional Conversation

Assistance Through Good Questioning

Think-Pair-Share Strategy

Examples of IC

Instructional Conversation in Middle School

Instructional Conversation With Young Children

Tips for Instructional Conversation

Assessing Your IC

8. Engaging Families of English Language Learners

Importance of Involving Families

Successful Ways to Involve Families of English Language Learners

Communicating With Families

Involving Families in Classrooms

Increasing Help at Home

Engaging Families in Workshops and Other School Events

Visiting in Students' Homes

Challenges to Involving Families

Tips for Engaging Families

Assessing Your Family Involvement

9. Conclusion

Beyond a Model Approach

Compatible Views

Development of CREDE Standards

Preparation of Teachers and Teacher Educators

Concluding Remarks

References

Index

Reviews

"A highly accessible and practical resource for applying sociocultural theory to both pedagogy and parent involvement. It begins with theory, but then provides excellent examples of how the principles might be meaningfully applied in real classrooms."

Robert Rueda, Professor
University of Southern California

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Hands-on, Practical Guidance for Educators

Six Principles for Teaching English Language Learners in All Classrooms

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Author(s)

Ellen McIntyre

Diane W. Kyle

Cheng-Ting Chen

Jayne Kraemer

Johanna Parr

Table of Contents

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