{"id":250,"date":"2009-04-28T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T05:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/more\/?p=250"},"modified":"2009-04-28T08:36:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T05:36:00","slug":"eltweekly-issue18-book-of-the-week-teaching-reading-to-english-language-learners-differentiated-literacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=250","title":{"rendered":"ELTWeekly Issue#18, Book of the week: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By\u00a0<strong>Socorro Herrera<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/search-handle-url\/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;search-type=ss&amp;index=books&amp;field-author=Socorro%20Herrera\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a practical, research-based text designed to guide teachers in the development and implementation of programs for second language learners.\u00a0 \u00a0 This text blends theory and practice to provide grade-level and ESL teachers with the tools they need to differentiate literacy instruction for ELL students.\u00a0 \u00a0 pre-service teachers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From the Back Cover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally!\u00a0 A new and different guide to creating successful literacy programs for English language learners!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a unique text that stresses\u00a0<em>meaning<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>relevance<\/em>\u00a0as the basis for all instructional activities and strategies for reading and writing instruction to be effective for culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students.\u00a0 Respected authors Herrera, Perez and Escamilla argue that if meaning is at the center, it is not necessary to delay literacy instruction in English while students are learning to understand and speak the language.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Practical and research-based,\u00a0<strong><em>Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is organized around the major findings from the\u00a0<em>National Reading Panel Report<\/em>\u00a0and addresses a critical national need for teachers to have new and better information on addressing the literacy needs of ELLs.\u00a0Eloquently, the authors tackle the need to move the field beyond the current \u2018one size fits all\u2019 paradigm and toward a broader view of how to create meaningful, relevant, and effective literacy programs for CLD students.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features of the book<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discusses in detail\u00a0how current techniques and approaches must be modified\u00a0for ELLs.<\/li>\n<li>Strategies in Practice\u00a0features exemplify the ways teachers can convert research into practical applications for their daily instructional practice with ELL students.<\/li>\n<li>Each chapter begins with an\u00a0outline of major concepts\u00a0and pedagogy from the viewpoint of\u00a0\u2018best practice\u2019\u00a0for monolingual English students.<\/li>\n<li>New MyEducationLab\u00a0created specifically to accompany\u00a0Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literaciesprovides lesson video clips that illustrate content concepts and provide examples of strategies in practice.<\/li>\n<li>Student Samples\u00a0from multiple grade levels and language backgrounds have been included to illustrate the applications of strategies in practice.<\/li>\n<li>Teacher Voices\u00a0are included to highlight teacher insights associated with the accommodation of literacy instruction for ELLs.<\/li>\n<li>Includes\u00a0a brief overview of the approaches to reading instruction for alphabetic languages,\u00a0and a review of the research findings from two major syntheses of research on literacy&#8211;teaching and learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Endorsements for\u00a0<strong><em>Teaching Reading to English Language Learners<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think this book is superb.\u00a0 The concepts are appropriately balanced between language acquisition and reading development in the capacity of best practice. The Critical Considerations before the content of the chapters is excellent and develops logically.\u00a0 I like that focus. The classroom scenarios presented throughout the book create an authentic picture of what it is like to have an EL in your classroom.&#8221; &#8211; <strong>Cheryl A. Slattery<\/strong>, Shippensburg University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Strategies in action and samples of student work are very positive features of this text \u2014 the kinds of features that will make the text accessible to pre- and in-service teachers Games and activities throughout are excellent.\u00a0 Scenarios, Key Theories and Concepts, end-of-chapter questions and other tools are very helpful.&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211; <strong>Kimberley Kreicker<\/strong>, Emporia State University&#8221; \u00a0<span style=\"font-style: normal; \"><em>&#8211;This text refers to the\u00a0<a class=\"product\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0205492177\/ref=dp_proddesc_1?ie=UTF8&amp;n=283155\">Paperback<\/a>\u00a0edition.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paperback:<\/strong>\u00a0289 pages<\/li>\n<li><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Allyn &amp; Bacon (January 19, 2009)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language:<\/strong>\u00a0English<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISBN-10:<\/strong>\u00a00137147708<\/li>\n<li><strong>ISBN-13:<\/strong>\u00a0978-0137147700<\/li>\n<li><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$47.24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0137147708?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=read034-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0137147708\"><strong>Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies (with MyEducationLab) (MyEducationLab Series)<\/strong><\/a><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=read034-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0137147708\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies By\u00a0Socorro Herrera \u00a0 \u00a0 Book Description This is a practical, 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