Supporting Newcomer Students
Advocacy and Instruction for English Learners
Published on 19. May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-393-71406-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this much-needed book, the authors marshal research and several decades of their own experience to provide instructional practices and activities that will help teachers develop newcomers as readers and writers of English and engage them in content learning across the curriculum. Equally important, they show how teachers can advocate for these vulnerable students, many of whom have experienced multiple challenges in their home countries or in the United States, including poverty, violence and political persecution.
With chapters on assessment and second-language acquisition as well as reading, writing, speaking and content learning, their book is a timely and comprehensive guide for any K-8 educator whose classroom or school includes newcomer students.
With chapters on assessment and second-language acquisition as well as reading, writing, speaking and content learning, their book is a timely and comprehensive guide for any K-8 educator whose classroom or school includes newcomer students.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
63 black-and-white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-71406-7 (9780393714067)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Katharine Davies Samway | Lucinda Pease-Alvarez | Laura Alvarez
Supporting Newcomer Students
Advocacy and Instruction for English Learners
E-Book
05/2020
W. W. Norton & Company
€35.99
Available for download
Persons
Katharine Davies Samway, professor emerita at San Jose State University, has spent most of her adult life working with and on behalf of English learners, first as a teacher, then as a teacher educator/staff developer and researcher. All of her books focus on English learners, and topics include myths and realities surrounding English learners, linking writing research and practice, strategies for teaching ELs in grades K-8, and cross-age tutoring. Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she was also Director of Teacher Education. She has worked with prospective and practicing teachers, parents, and teacher educators on projects devoted to enhancing the learning opportunities available to multilingual and immigrant children in schools and communities. Laura Alvarez has spent 20 years as a teacher, researcher, and professional development provider focused on supporting bilingual and immigrant students. She currently teaches middle school newcomer students in Oakland, CA and has taught all subjects in grades 4-8 in transitional bilingual, dual language, and sheltered English programs.