The Literacy Gaps: Bridge-Building Strategies for English Language Learners and Standard English Learners

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Synopsis
Build bridges of support so English language learners and standard English learners can learn alongside their peers! This comprehensive, research-based guide helps teachers bridge multiple gaps and promote learning for English language learners (ELLs) and standard English learners (SELs). The authors provide strategies, examples, and tools to address:

The gap between students and texts: covering word recognition, background knowledge, comprehension, and academic language development

The gap between students and teachers: including sociocultural differences between teachers and students and teacher perceptions and expectations

The gap between students and their peers: discussing language proficiency differences, grouping strategies, and grade-level and schoolwide programs

Copyright:
2009

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
272 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781452239149
Related ISBNs:
9781452223308, 9781412975209, 9781412975216
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ivannia Soto-Hinman and June Hetzel
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Education, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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