The More-Than-Just-Surviving Handbook: Esl for Every Classroom Teacher

, by Law, Barbara; Eckes, Mary

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ISBN: 9781894110532 | 1894110536
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Copyright: 3/1/2000

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

(1)

Chapter Overview

(2)

Recurrent Themes, Critical for Maximizing Learning

(1)

The Classroom Environment

(1)

Using an Integrated Language Approach

(1)

The Importance of Models

(1)

Errors Are Just a part of Learning

(1)

Why We Have Written This Book

(1)

A Word About Labels

(2)

First Days

(24)

The Main Characters

(3)

Preparing for the Student

(7)

What to Do First

(1)

Establish a Relationship

(3)

Learning the School and its Routines

(1)

Things Your Student Needs to Know

(1)

How to Get Around in School

(1)

The School Routine, Rules, Expectations of Behavior

(2)

Use Resources Within the School/Within the Community

(2)

Use Student Help

(1)

Use Adult Help

(1)

Use Cultural Resources Within the Community

(1)

First-Day Teaching

(2)

Things to Do to help the Student

(2)

Planning for the Year

(8)

Prepare Coping Strategies

(1)

Establish Short-Term Goals

(1)

Establish Long-Term Goals

(4)

Conclusion

(2)

Testing and Placement

(20)

Testing Issues

(1)

Initial Decisions

(1)

Placement

(4)

The Grade-Level Issue

(1)

At the Elementary Level

(1)

At the Secondary Level

(2)

Assessment Through Testing

(2)

Deciding Which Test to Use

(1)

Why Tests Fail

(1)

Supplemental Tests

(8)

Testing Hints

(1)

Testing Listening Comprehension

(1)

Testing oral Language Ability

(2)

Testing Reading Proficiency

(1)

Story Retelling

(2)

Testing Writing Proficiency

(3)

Making Use of Test Scores

(3)

Categorizing Students

(2)

Follow-up

(1)

Conclusion

(1)

Language Learning---Students and Teachers

(32)

A Comparison of Two Language Programs

(3)

What We Know About Language Learning

(1)

Incorrect Assumptions

(1)

Research Results

(1)

A Quality Program

(5)

The Cooperative Roles of Language and Content Teachers

(1)

A Common Agenda

(1)

Partnerships Between Stakeholders

(2)

Learners and Teachers

(2)

Intake-The Learner

(1)

Important Factors

(2)

Behavior and What Affects it

(3)

Changes ESL Students Experience

(2)

Facilitating Cultural Adjustment in the Classroom

(6)

Different Cultural Behaviors

(1)

The Stages of Acculturation

(1)

Behavior in the Classroom

(1)

Teaching Strategies That Help Maximize Learning

(5)

Input-The Teacher

(1)

Provide Plenty of Comprehensible Input

(1)

Communicate Effectively

(1)

Other Suggestions

(1)

Set Up a Stress Free Environment

(1)

Reduce Stress and Nurture Self-Esteem

(2)

Maximize Students' Exposure to Natural Communication

(1)

Encourage Participation

(1)

Your Role as Teacher

(5)

Teachers Should...

(1)

Provide a Network of Support

(1)

Coping with Misbehavior

(1)

Have Clear and Unmistakable Guidelines

(1)

When Things Go Wrong

(1)

Resolving Behavior Problems

(1)

Conclusion

(2)

Literacy and the Four Skills

(26)

Authentic Approaches to Teaching/Learning

(2)

Orthodoxies Versus Reasonable Choices

(1)

Immersion Is Not Enough

(1)

A New Understanding of Literacy

(4)

Literacy Is a Social Phenomenon

(1)

Second-Language Literacy

(1)

Four Types of People Who Cannot Read English

(2)

Second-Language Acquisition Different From First

(1)

Where to Begin

(17)

Connecting the Four Skills to the Curriculum

(1)

Art

(1)

Labeling

(1)

Surrounding Students with Words--Some Strategies

(1)

Lists

(2)

Make and Display Charts

(1)

Design Activities Using Environmental Print

(1)

Use I-Can-Read Books and Dictionaries

(1)

Use Games

(1)

Use Tapes

(1)

Songs

(1)

Drama

100

(2)

Patterned Language

102

(1)

Chants

103

(1)

Frame Sentences

103

(3)

Rhymes

106

(1)

Conclusion

107

(2)

Reading

109

(46)

Defining Reading

110

(1)

Creating Balance in your Reading Program

111

(1)

Reading as a Whole Skill

112

(1)

Immersion--Make Reading a Daily Commitment

113

(2)

Provide a Wealth of Materials at Your Students's Level

115

(1)

A Helpful Guide

116

(18)

Good Practices of Use for All Students

116

(1)

Reading to Students

117

(1)

Selecting Books to Read Aloud

118

(1)

Reading With Students

118

(1)

One-On-One Reading

118

(1)

Shared Reading

119

(1)

At the Elementary Level

119

(1)

At the Secondary Level

120

(1)

Reading by the Student

121

(1)

Independent Reading

121

(2)

Sharing Time

123

(1)

Specific Strategies for the Varying Needs of Your Students

123

(1)

Use Picture Books

123

(1)

Make Your Own Library

124

(1)

Use the Language Experience Approach

124

(1)

Steps in LEA

124

(2)

The Benefits of LEA

126

(1)

Do's and Dont's with LEA

126

(2)

Use Literature

128

(1)

Literature Circles

128

(6)

Balancing the Needs of Your Fluent and Nonfluent Readers

134

(18)

Working with Different Levels of Readers

134

(1)

With Illiterate Students

134

(2)

First Encounters with Reading

136

(1)

When They Don't Know the Alphabet

137

(6)

Grouping

143

(1)

The Role of Phonics

144

(3)

Working with Students Who Are Literate in Their First Language

147

(1)

Reading/Writing in the Correct Direction

147

(1)

Developing Second-Language Literacy

147

(1)

Aiding Comprehension in Both Language Arts and the Content Areas

148

(1)

Filling in the Gaps

148

(1)

Getting Them Into the Text

149

(1)

Prepare for the Reading Assignment

150

(1)

Making it Through the Reading with Comprehension

151

(1)

Strategies

151

(1)

Apply Skills Learned Beyond, to Other Reading Tasks

152

(1)

Encourage Extensive Reading

152

(1)

A Supportive Environment

152

(2)

Time

154

(1)

Conclusion

154

(1)

Writing

155

(34)

The Process Approach to Writing

155

(1)

Who Is the ESL Writer?

156

(1)

Helping Students Become Successful Writers

157

(16)

Immerse Students in Writing

157

(1)

Encourage the Writing Process

158

(7)

Writing--An Everyday Activity

165

(4)

Provide a Supportive Environment

169

(3)

Use Computers

172

(1)

Ensure Guidance and Feedback from Interested Readers

173

(2)

Provide Good Models

173

(2)

Working with Beginners

175

(2)

Giving Constructive Feedback

177

(9)

Correcting Errors

177

(3)

Revising and Editing with ESL Students

180

(1)

Responding to Student' Written Work

181

(1)

Guidelines for Written Responses

182

(1)

Spelling

183

(2)

Guidelines for Conferencing

185

(1)

Using Peer Tutors

186

(1)

Time

186

(1)

Conclusion

187

(2)

Speaking and Listening

189

(20)

The Importance of Oral Language in Learning

189

(3)

Language Acquisition and Classroom Input

192

(3)

The Three Stages--A Continuum

192

(2)

Four Levels of Questioning

194

(1)

Tolerance for Errors

195

(4)

Grammatical Errors

195

(1)

Trouble With Pronunciation

196

(3)

Using Talk to Explore and Gain Understanding

199

(3)

Opportunities to Talk and Listen

202

(5)

TPR-Total Physical Response

202

(2)

Games

204

(3)

Conclusion

207

(2)

Content Area Instruction

209

(24)

Integrating Language and Content

211

(16)

Potential Problems

212

(1)

With Vocabulary

212

(1)

With Syntax

212

(1)

With Pragmatics

212

(1)

Bridging the Gap

213

(1)

Your Goals

213

(1)

Standards and Benchmarks

214

(1)

What to Do

214

(1)

Before You Teach

214

(3)

Goals for Your Students

217

(1)

Provide Comprehensible Input

218

(1)

When You Teach

218

(9)

Other Ideas

227

(1)

Testing for Mastery of Concepts

228

(3)

Checking Informally for Understanding

229

(1)

Testing the ESL Student

230

(1)

Conclusion

231

(2)

Resources

233

(14)

ESL Teacher

234

(2)

Classroom Support

234

(2)

Hiring an Effective Classroom Paraprofessional

236

(4)

The Ideal Aide

236

(1)

Using Your Classroom Aide

236

(1)

The Teacher's Role

237

(2)

The Aide's Role

239

(1)

Community Aides

240

(1)

Buddies

240

(1)

Tutors

241

(1)

Parents

242

(1)

Home Activities to Promote Literacy

242

(1)

Interpreters

243

(3)

Using Interpreters

244

(2)

Conclusion

246

(1)

Conclusion

247

(4)

Find Support

247

(1)

Build a Supportive School Program

247

(2)

Tolerance

249

(2)

Appendixes

251

(32)

Glossary

283

(2)

Bibliography

285

(7)

Book List

292

(1)

Internet Resources

293

(2)

Index

295

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