Teaching English Language and Content in Mainstream Classes

K-12 classroom teachers get practical, ready-to-use strategies for integrating English language development into the content curriculumand achieving content text comprehension for all students.

The ideal resource for helping K-8 classroom teachers integrate content learning and English language learning into their classroom lessons, Teaching English Language and Content in Mainstream Classes presents practical, ready-to-use, research-based principles and strategies in a clear, friendly writing style. In it the authors clarify the concepts, define key terms, and offer classroom teachers what they need to accelerate their students academic achievement.

Key features include:

• An emphasis on techniques for developing reading, writing, and speaking skills in the content areas
• Illustrative teaching vignettes that that further clarify the ideas and concepts
• Some answers to the challenges present in teaching beginning reading to older pre-literate learners and under-educated learners
• Questions for Reflection, Suggested Readings, and Learning Activities in every chapter

And this new Second Edition includes:

• RTI Samplers for Tier 1 and Tier 2 programs of Response to Intervention
• References to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematical Practice
• Descriptions of how to use the RTI model with ELLs
• Ideas for constructing classroom environments conducive to achievement gains for Tier 1 ELLs
• A new Chapter 7 dedicated to academic vocabulary teaching and learning