English Language Learners in Your Classroom

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by  Ellen Kottler, Jeffrey A. Kottler, Christopher P. Street

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EnglishT hird Edition
Language
Learners
in Your Classroom

English'T hird Edition
Language
Learners
in Your Classroom
Strategies
That
Work
Ellen Kottler ♦ Jeffrey A. Kottler
Chris Street
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kottler, Ellen.

English language learners in your classroom: Strategies that work / Ellen Kottler,

Jeffrey A. Kottler, and Chris Street.—3rd ed.

p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Children with limited English. 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4129-5816-5 (cloth)—ISBN 978-1-4129-5817-2 (pbk.)
1. English language—Study and teaching—Foreign speakers. 2. Children of
immigrants—Education. 3. Language and education. I. Kottler, Jeffrey A. II. Street, Chris.
III. Kottler, Ellen. Children with limited English. IV. Title.
PE1128.A2K68 2008
428.0071—dc22 2007026280
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
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Contents
Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

About the Authors xv

1. Getting to Know the Student 1

Sensitivity to Cultural and Linguistic Differences 1

Identifying Terms 5

Relationships Are Everything 6

Understand the Student’s World 10

Explore the Student’s Family Background 15

Pay Attention to Social and Cultural Customs 23

Suggested Activities 27

2. Establishing a Comfortable Environment 29

Welcome Students to Your Room 29

Select Display Materials 31

Establish Routines 34

Create a Community of Learners 35

Foster Classroom Involvement 38

Celebrate Diversity 41

Open Doors to Families 43

Suggested Activities 48

3. Understanding Second-Language Development 49

Second-Language Principles 49

Language Processes 53

Developing Proficiency 55

Assessing Fluency Levels 59

High-Stakes Testing 61

First- to Second-Language Learning 62

Suggested Activities 66
4. Strategies for Teaching 67

Motivate Students to Learn 67

Structure Language Delivery 69

Scaffold (Support) Instruction 73

Use Research-Based

Strategies to Improve Achievement 75

Address Learning Styles 79

Incorporate Multiple Intelligences 82

Use Multisensory Activities to Engage Students 85

Suggested Activities 89

5. Building Literacy 91

Writing Skills 91

Reading Skills 98

Speaking Skills 104

Listening Skills 108

Structured Communication Activities 110

Responsive Instruction 112

Have Fun 112

Suggested Activities 113

6. Using Strategies Borrowed

From Language Instruction 115

Learning From Foreign

Language Instruction 115

Applying Strategies Used by

English Language Teachers 122

Brain-Compatible

Second-Language Acquisition 127

Summary of Strategies

Adapted From Teaching Second Languages 129

Suggested Activities 131

7. Integrating Technology 133

Television 133

Telephone 134

Audio Recording 135

Video Recording 135

Computer Technology 136

Online Resources for Teachers 144

Promoting Critical Thinking 145
Benefits of Using Technology

With English Learners 150

Suggested Activities 151

8. Involving Others 153

Peer Instruction 153

Team Teaching 155

School Personnel 157

Cross-Age Tutoring 161

Parents and Families 162

Intergenerational Tutoring 165

Community Resources 166

Cultural Exchange Programs 168

Language for All 168

Suggested Activities 169

9. Putting It All Together 171

Classroom Implications of Brain Research 171

Planning Instruction and Assessment 173

A Lesson Plan Format 180

The Power of Language 182

Suggested Activities 182

References 183

Index 193