Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-formal-schooling and Long-term English Learners

Yvonne S. Freeman,David E. Freeman,Sandra Mercuri

Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-formal-schooling and Long-term English Learners
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Heinemann USA
Country
United States
Published
23 January 2002
Pages
176
ISBN
9780325002736

Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-formal-schooling and Long-term English Learners

Yvonne S. Freeman,David E. Freeman,Sandra Mercuri

Learn about the four keys to success for English learners. (PDF, 561KB); Struggling older English learners pose a real challenge for educators. Some of these students are new arrivals with limited or interrupted schooling. Others have been in and out of ESL and bilingual programs in this country since kindergarten, but have never succeeded academically. How can teachers help older students who lack academic content knowledge and English language proficiency catch up with their classmates? Yvonne and David Freeman provide four research-based keys for closing the achievement gap. three teachers have put this theory into practice to reach their older English learners. These teachers organize curriculum around themes, use predictable classroom routines, and scaffold instruction in a variety of ways. The clear examples from their classes will help other teachers implement effective practices for their older English learners. Closing the Achievement Gap features: the four keys for school success for older English learners; clear distinctions among the types of older English learners in our schools with examples of students from each category; a thorough discussion of the kinds of language proficiency older English learners need; a review of the latest research on effective practices for older English learners; detailed descriptions from the classrooms of three teachers, including thematic units they have developed, their daily routines, and the strategies they use to scaffold instruction; professional extension activities to help readers apply the information in this book to their own educational settings. For teachers and teacher educators, program directors, resource personnel, and administrators, this book offers both the research and practice schools need to develop effective programs to educate struggling older English learners.

This item is not currently in-stock. It can be ordered online and is expected to ship in approx 4 weeks

Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.

Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.