Inclusive Pedagogy for English Language Learners - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805857206 ISBN 13: 9780805857207

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

In this Handbook leading researchers, teacher educators, and expert practitioners speak to current and future educators and educational leaders in understandable language about the research that informs best practices for English language learners integrated into the K-12 public school system. Responding to current state and federal mandates that require educators to link their practices to sound research results, it is designed to help educators to define, select, and defend realistic educational practices that include and serve well their English language learning student populations.
 
A critical and distinctive feature of this volume is its non-technical language that is accessible to general educators who have not been trained in the fields of second-language development and applied linguistics. Each chapter begins with a thorough discussion of the recommended practices, followed by a description of the research that supports these practices. The rigor of reported research is contained, but this research is written in a lay person’s terminology, accompanied by bibliographies for readers who wish to read about the research in technical detail. The volume is structured around four themes:

· In the Elementary Classroom
· In the Middle and Secondary Classroom
· School and Community Collaboration
· School and District Reform.
 
Inclusive Pedagogy for English Language Learners is intended for current and future educational administrators, all educators who have a keen interest in school reform at the classroom, school, or district level, and staff developers, policy makers, parents and community groups, and anyone interested in the successful education of linguistically and culturally diverse students.

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Review:

“.... a substantive, well-organized compilation of ‘state of the art’ practices that truly address the needs of second language learners....[This book] is great contribution to the literature. I want to be able to use it right away in my work with schools and districts.”
—Nancy L. Commins
Independent Consultant

“This book should be read by every student in a pre-service teaching program because of its clear explanation of on-the-ground techniques to improve conditions for teaching and learning for students in every grade level. It is a sound introduction to best practices for English Language Learners.... I see this book as useful to policy makers, practitioners, and school leaders, as well as parents and community groups.”
—Denise Wolk
Educators for Social Responsibility

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0805857206
• ISBN 13: 9780805857207
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 380
• Editor: Verplaetse Lorrie Stoops