Improving Education for English Learners: Research-Based

Improving Education for English Learners: Research-Based Approaches

This companion volume to Redesigning English-Medium Classrooms: Using Research to Enhance English Learner Achievement provides a review and analysis of research evidence on improving educational outcomes for English learners. Six chapters, written by teams of well-known and respected researchers and practitioners, address critical questions for educators about optimizing English language and literacy development and content instruction. CAL contributors include Diane August, Deborah Short, and CAL Trustee Fred Genesee. This publication is intended to assist school districts in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs for English learners. Chapters are directed to an audience of classroom teachers, resource teachers, administrators, teacher educators, and providers of professional development. Program designers and policy makers are also likely to find the publication helpful. The volume includes the following chapters: Research to Guide English Language Development Instruction William Saunders and Claude Goldenberg English Language Development: Issues and Implementation in Kindergarten Through Grade5 Marguerite Ann Snow and Anne Katz English Language Development: Issues and Implementation at Grades Six Through Twelve Susana Dutro and Kate Kinsella Effective Literacy Instruction for English Learners Diane August and Timothy Shanahan Programs and Practices for Effective Sheltered Content Instruction Jana Echevarria and Deborah Short Alternative Educational Programs for English Learners Kathryn Lindholm-Leary and Fred Genesee
Country USA
Manufacturer Hippocrene Books
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780801117022
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Hippocrene Books
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780801117022
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Improving Education for English Learners: Research-Based Approaches

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