Mathematics for New Speakers of English (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc, 2005)(ISBN 1562546465)

This text is designed to help teachers work with beginning ESL students in grades 5 to 12. It provides lessons and activities that will develop the students' vocabulary, English usage, and mathematical understanding. A balance of high-interest activities, cultural sidebars, vocabulary review and chapter tests reinforce mathematical concepts in English. Softcover student text is 161-pages. This text is designed to help teachers work with beginning and intermediate ESL and ELL students in grades 5 to 12. It provides lessons and activities that will develop the students'vocabulary, English usage, and mathematical understanding. A balance of high-interest activities, cultural sidebars, vocabulary review, and chapter tests reinforce mathematical concepts in English. Features include: Six chapters cover the basic math skills in English. Creative illustrations help add visual cues to problem-solving. Emphasis given to learning pronunciation of words and numbers in English. Multicultural notes and sidebars. Designed to help students with limited English proficiency to gain access to math terms. Developed as a text to be jused in conjunction with on-level mathematics curriculum and instruction. Chapters may be used in sequence or at random. Ideal for differentiated instruction Table of Contents 4 Chapter 1 - Names of Numbers 6 Chapter 2 - Measurement 29 Chapter 3 - Geometric Figures 63 Chapter 4 - Addition & Subtraction 90 Chapter 5 - Rounding & Estimating 112 Chapter 6 - Multiplication 128