This collection of research provides a review of research on the effective practices for improving outcomes for English learners including academic achievement.
Author(s): David E Freeman and Yvonne S. Freeman
Publication Info: (2004). Portsmouth, NH. Heinemann.
Publication URL: http://evergreen.thecenterweb.org/eg/opac/record/11148
Category: Professional Development
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: ESL, Phonics, Reading, Second Language Acquisition, Spelling
Summary:
This is a guide for educators on how to apply their understanding of linguistics to fostering effective second language teaching practices. Classroom practice is connected to linguistic theory in a way that is accessible to educators looking to broaden their knowledge of basic language structures and processes.
The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the Classroom
Author(s): Stephen D. Krashen and Tracy Terrell
Publication Info: (1983). Hayward, CA: Alemany Press.
Publication URL: https://evergreen.thecenterweb.org/eg/opac/record/6169
Category: Professional Development
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: Communicative Approach, Language Acquisition Theory, Second Language Acquisition
Summary:
This book is a seminal piece on one of the most important theoretically based teaching approaches known to bilingual and ESL educators. It offers a step-by-step guide to planning instruction using a communicative approach
Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
Author(s): Diane Larsen-Freeman and Marti Anderson
Publication Info: (2011). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Publication URL: https://evergreen.thecenterweb.org/eg/opac/record/12699
Category: Professional Development
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: ESL Methods
Summary:
This book consists of techniques and principles currently used in ESL classrooms. Each chapter is an overview of an important teaching approach and how to apply it to a classroom context.
Language in the USA
Author(s): Charles A. Ferguson and Shirley Brice Heath
Publication Info: (1981). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Publication URL: https://evergreen.thecenterweb.org/eg/opac/record/6722
Category: Professional Development
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: Historical Linguistics, Language, Language in Education, Sociolinguistics
Summary:
This book is an overview of the languages and language varieties in the United States. It provides background on language in educational contexts and the history of the languages of the diverse populations of the United States.
An Introduction to Language
Author(s): Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams
Publication Info: (2003). Boston: Thomson Heinle.
Publication URL: https://evergreen.thecenterweb.org/eg/opac/record/11397
Category: Professional Development
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: Language, Language Acquisition, Linguistics
Summary:
This book is a comprehensive introduction to language and linguistics and how this knowledge can be applied to language pedagogy.
To Be or Not to Be EL: An Examination of the Impact of Classifying Students as English Learners
Author(s): Ilana M. Umansky
Publication URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0162373716664802
Category: Comprehensive Planning, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Grade Level: Early Elementary (K-2), Middle School (6-8), Upper Elementary (3-5)
Keywords: Assessment, Classification
Summary:
This article explores the effects of classifying students as English learners (ELs), such as stigmatization and barriers to educational opportunity.
Be Collaborative: A Bilingual Education Model for Peer Coaching
Author(s): Linda Avila, Rosemary R. Garza, Delia Alaniz Molina, Graciela Mendiola
Publication Info: Bilingual Review May-Dec 1991, 16(2/3), 257-261
Publication URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25745089
Category: Professional Development
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: Peer Coaching, Professional Development Strategies, Teacher Collaboration
Summary:
This article describes a series of professional development workshops designed to reduce EL teachers’ feelings of isolation. The peer coaching approach, which encourages teachers to discuss and collaborate, succeeded in making teachers feel both supported and informed.
Language through Art: An ESL Enrichment Curriculum (Beginning Level)
Author(s): Misty Cho, Quinn Harmon-Kelley, and Karen Vallejo
Publication URL: http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/esl/
Category: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: Arts Instruction, Content Area Instruction, Lesson Plans
Summary:
This collection of lesson plans and resources, created by the Getty Museum, guides teachers through a series of discussions and activities that promote understanding of art as well as English proficiency. The resources are divided into three levels, each with a different target age range and proficiency level, and are designed for easy adaptation to a class’s needs.
Identifying and supporting English learner students with learning disabilities: Key issues in the literature and state practice
Author(s): Elizabeth Burr, Eric Haas, Karen Ferriere
Publication URL: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/west/pdf/REL_2015086.pdf
Category: Comprehensive Planning, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Grade Level: All Grade Levels
Keywords: Accommodations, Assessment, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Special Education
Summary:
This handbook synthesizes resources on ELs with learning disabilities, providing summaries and references for both academic research and state policy. It stresses that there is no single, foolproof method of determining whether an EL has a learning disability, and therefore recommends a number of approaches and provides a flowchart to guide assessment.
Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades
Author(s): Russell Gersten, Scott K. Baker, Timothy Shanahan, Sylvia Linan-Thompson, Penny Collins, Robin Scarcella
Publication URL: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/20074011.pdf
Category: Comprehensive Planning, Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Grade Level: Early Elementary (K-2), Upper Elementary (3-5)
Keywords: Academic Language, Assessment, Collaborative Learning, Instructional Strategy, Language Acquisition, Literacy, Small-Group Learning, Vocabulary
Summary:
This detailed instructional guide delineates five main components of effective literacy and language instruction for ELs. For each component, it explains the underlying research-based evidence, provides practical strategies and checklists for implementation, and explores solutions to possible challenges and roadblocks.