The ELL Strategies Book : 100 (High-Challenge, Low-Prep) Ways to Build Fluency and Higher-Order Thinking Skills

Practical strategies to support your English language learners The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners. Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes “Top Ten” favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas. Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year--and with this book, you’ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal. Content: Cover Title Page Copyright Contents About the Authors Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Reading and Writing Strategy 1: Independent Reading What Is It? Why We Like It Supporting Research Common Core Connections Application Selecting Books Student-Teacher Check-Ins Writing and Talking About Books Publishing Student Successes Working with Students Not Literate in Their Home Language Student Handouts and Examples What Could Go Wrong? Technology Connections Attribution Figures Figure 1.1 End-of-Quarter Reading Reflection Figure 1.2 My Year of Reading Visual Project. Figure 1.3 My Year of Reading Student ExampleStrategy 2: Literary Conversations What Is It? Why We Like It Supporting Research Common Core Connections Application Book Trailers Book Talks Partner Reading Book Interviews Golden Lines Creative Response Prompts Student Handouts and Examples What Could Go Wrong? Technology Connections Attribution Figures Figure 2.1 Book Trailer Figure 2.2 Book Talk Figure 2.3 Partner-Reading Instructions Figure 2.4 Book Interview Strategy 3: Graphic Organizers What Is It? Why We Like It Supporting Research Common Core Connections. ApplicationReading Writing Student Handouts and Examples What Could Go Wrong? Technology Connections Attribution Figures Figure 3.1 Narrative Word Chart Figure 3.2 Identifying Words While Reading Figure 3.3 Five Senses Chart Figure 3.4 Five Senses Chart Student Example Figure 3.5 Setting Figure 3.6 Main Characters Figure 3.7 Supporting Characters Figure 3.8 Theme Figure 3.9 Conflict Map Figure 3.10 Story Events Figure 3.11 Dialogue Figure 3.12 Write Your Story Strategy 4: Vocabulary What Is It? Why We Like It Supporting Research Common Core Connections Application. Four Words SheetWord Chart Teaching New Words During Reading Academic Vocabulary Clines Word Webs Interactive Word Wall Cognates From Clues to Words Student Handouts and Examples What Could Go Wrong? Technology Connections Attribution Figures Figure 4.1 Four Words Sheet Figure 4.2 Question and Sentence Starters List Figure 4.3 Narrative Word Chart Figure 4.4 Identifying Words While Reading Figure 4.5 Clines Strategy 5: Activating Prior Knowledge What Is It? Why We Like It Supporting Research Common Core Connections Application KWL Charts Anticipation Guides. MultimediaQuickwrites Preparatory Texts Field Trips-Real or Virtual Student Handout and Example What Could Go Wrong? Technology Connections Figure Figure 5.1 Anticipation Guide Strategy 6: Sequencing What Is It? Why We Like It Supporting Research Common Core Connections Application Strip Stories Sentence Scrambles Comic Strips Student Handouts and Examples What Could Go Wrong? Technology Connections Attribution Figures Figure 6.1 First Day of School Strip Story (Student Handout) Figure 6.2 First Day of School Strip Story (Teacher Answer Key). Practical strategies to support your English language learners The ELL Teacher s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners. Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes Top Ten favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas. Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year and with this book, you ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal "The ELL Teacher?s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners. Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes "Top Ten" favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas. Contains 60% new strategies. Features ready-to-use lesson plans. Includes reproducible handouts. Offers technology integration ideas. The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year?and with this book, you?ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal."-- Amazon.com