Updated July 6, 2003 |
San Diego City Schools Accelerated Literacy teachers. Here are some links especially for you.
Here is a link to a module on Language Assessment.
This is the link to the study Overlooked and Underserved by the Urban Institute
Here are links to studies about how long it takes to learn academic English, including the study by Edward De Avila on the research-base and results of the Language Assessment Scales.
This is the link to an analysis of ELL program effectiveness factors and their implications for instruction.
Here is the grid for the 4X4 lesson planning model for English language learners. For a complete description of effective planning and instruction for ELLs, click here and follow the roadmap.
For further discussion of L2 reading, click here.
For an excellent research report on second-language reading, see my bibliography on L2 reading and biliteracy.
Here are two valuable resources for teaching literature and using thematic instruction.
Brown, J.E., & Stephens, E.C. (1996). Exploring Diversity: Literature Themes and Activities for Grades 4-8. Englewood, CO: Teacher Ideas Press.
Donoghue, M. R. (2001). Using Literature Activities to Teach Content Areas to Emergent Readers. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Here is a treat for your students and you. Click here for links to on-line schools for teaching vocabulary, reading and writing skills. Your students can access these sites for vocabulary development and for honing their research and writing skills on individual or class projects.
To ED 516 Students:
Click here for review of the class presentation on second-language reading approaches
Click here for review of the class presentations on Spanish reading and transition in biliteracy instruction.
Click here for a presentation on second-language writing development and instruction.
Click here for a presentation on content-area reading for L2 learners.
Click here for a slide show about how to use multicultural literature to teach reading processes.
If you need ideas for lesson planning, you can click here for links to lots of great lesson idea websites in my description of thematic planning for ELLs. Scroll down to the resources section of this web page.
Click here for information on using rubrics for assessing L2 writing.
Jill Kerper Mora
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