Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners (Teaching English Language Learners Across the Curriculum)

this Book Provides Simple And Straightforward Advice On How To Teach English Language Learners In The Classroom. In teaching Social Studies To English Language Learners The Authors Offer Context-specific Strategies For The Full Range Of The Social Studies Curriculum, Including Geography, U.s. History, World History, Economics, And Government. A Fully Annotated List Of Web And Print Resources Completes The Volume, Making This A Valuable Reference To Help Social Studies Teachers Meet The Challenges Of Including All Learners In Effective Instruction. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 12 Tables......Page 14 Series Introduction......Page 16 Acknowledgements......Page 18 Introduction......Page 20 Part 1: Your English Language Learner......Page 24 1.1: Orientation......Page 26 1.2: The Process of English Language Learning and What to Expect......Page 28 1.3: Deciding on the Best ESOL Program......Page 36 1.4: Teaching for English Language Development......Page 41 1.5: Not All ELLs are the Same......Page 45 1.6: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy......Page 50 1.7: Not All Parents are the Same: Home–School Communication......Page 53 1.8: English Language Learners with Special Needs......Page 56 Part 2: Principles of Social Studies Teaching and Learning......Page 60 2.1: Principles of Social Studies Teaching and Learning......Page 62 2.2: How Instruction Unfolds......Page 65 2.3: Social Studies- Focused ESOL Research......Page 67 2.4: Enacting the Social Studies Curriculum......Page 74 Part 3: Teaching Social Studies......Page 82 3.1: Introduction......Page 84 3.2: Geography......Page 89 3.3: United States History......Page 102 3.4: World History......Page 125 3.5: Government and Civics......Page 156 3.6: Economics......Page 173 3.7: Anthropology, Sociology, and Psychology......Page 187 3.8: Controversial Issues in the Social Studies Classroom......Page 196 Resources......Page 211 Glossary......Page 230 Notes......Page 232 References......Page 234 Index......Page 244 "Today's classrooms increasingly include students for whom English is not a first language. Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face English language learners (ELLs) and ways in which educators might address them in the social studies classroom. The authors offer context-specific strategies for the full range of the social studies curriculum, including geography, U.S. history, world history, economics, and government. These practical instructional strategies will effectively engage learners and can be incorporated as a regular part of instruction in any classroom. An annotated list of web and print resources completes the volume, making this a valuable reference for social studies teachers to meet the challenges of including all learners in effective instruction."--Jacket