Literacy Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms
Author | : Lori Helman |
Publisher | : Teachers College Press |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2012-05-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807753361 |
ISBN-13 | : 080775336X |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book Literacy Instruction in Multilingual Classrooms written by Lori Helman and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hands-on guide shows elementary school teachers how to create multilingual classroom communities that support every learner's success in reading, writing, and general literacy development. The author provides a practical overview of key ideas and techniques and describes specific literacy activities that lead to vocabulary and oral English proficiency. Instructional chapters will help teachers create a language-rich classroom environment, scaffold reading and writing tasks to match students' needs, and use students' language backgrounds as a bridge to literacy learning in English. As with all titles in The Practitioner's Bookshelf Series, this resource includes many user-friendly features such as bulleted summaries and checklists as well as photographs of linguistically diverse classrooms modeling the types of instructional interactions described in the book.