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Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners

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by: Adrienne L. Herrell

 : Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners

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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.007
EAN: 9780139238550
ISBN: 0139238557
Label: Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 239
Publication Date: October 04, 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Studio: Prentice Hall




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Editorial Review:

Book Description:
The focus of this practical book is on what to do in the classroom to support the learning of English language learners. This user-friendly book describes 50 effective teaching strategies to help English language learners understand content materials as they simultaneously develop their speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. Provides a brief by thorough summary of the relevant research in language arts acquisition theory. Identifies the main theory-to-practice connections for each strategy. Includes classroom vignettes that demonstrate how the strategy can be used in different ways and at different grade levels. Introduces charts, which contain multiple suggestions for implementing strategies. For educators and school administrators.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (3rd Edition) (50 Teaching Strategies Series)"
The book was in brand new condition and it arrived withing 4 days.
Great timing and I am really pleased.



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Not for teaching adults
This book deals with teaching children English as a second language in public schools from age 5 up to adolescents. I teach primarily adults which this book does not tough upon. For that reason I would only recommend someone buying this book if you only want to teach large classes of children or young adolescents. Not appropriate for adults.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Practical for Secondary Teachers
This book was worth the money. It is appropriate for secondary teachers (and many things out there are geared more toward elementary). It has a brief introduction to the theory behind the text in the beginning and then the rest is pratctical, skill-based lessons/activites for English Language Learners. As a language arts teacher, my only minor disappointment was that some of the lessons are geared more toward general content areas like social studies and science, but there is still plenty of good ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - actually helpful for teachers
As an ESL teacher, I find this book actually to be useful for my grad school class and my own practice. Pretty happy with the purchase.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - intellsabby
This book is a step by step technique just as the title states. Great for any student teacher that needs a clear visual explanation on how to help ell's. For already teachers in the field it is a good refence book to help them focus on how other techniques can be applicable to thier lesson planning.

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