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Promoting Academic Achievement Among English Learners: A Guide to the Research

Autor Claude Goldenberg, Rhoda Coleman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iun 2010
The growing numbers of English language learners (ELLs) in our schools pose increasing challenges and opportunities for U.S. educators and policy makers. A generation or two ago, the achievement of children who came to school knowing little or no English was not a prominent national issue. Today it is. This comprehensive resource explores the research on promoting academic success among ELLs. It provides educators with a firm basis for making decisions related to adopting or developing effective policies and programmes for ELLs.
Promoting Academic Achievement Among English Learners provides illustrative scenarios throughout to accompany research-based discussions about:
- What we know about using ELLs' home language in their academic programme and findings about bilingual education
- ELLs learning to speak English and simultaneously learning academic content, a vital aspect of their educational agenda
- School- and district-level factors that affect ELLs' achievement
- Sociocultural factors, including the influence of parents and families
- A broad framework for improving the academic achievement of students who come to school not speaking English well or not speaking English at all.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781412955492
ISBN-10: 1412955491
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

"Given the number of English learners already in our schools and the rate at which this population is growing, effectively educating language-minority students is one of the greatest challenges schools face. To meet this challenge, as Goldenberg and Coleman forcefully argue, we need to be guided by the best research available. In this lucid, concise, and reader-friendly review of the research on teaching English learners, the authors present the information that teachers, curriculum specialists, and policy makers need to create the strongest possible instructional programs. But this book is more than a review of research—it also includes specific recommendations that follow from the research. I highly recommend this excellent book to everyone concerned with the education of language-minority children.”
"The authors have done an exceptionally good job of capturing the major trends, differing perspectives, and many challenges in schooling of English language learners, while putting forth a vision for the immediate future that is solidly grounded in research and in current and evolving knowledge. This book is essential reading for all teachers, teacher educators, and policy makers."
"A must-read for administrators, program developers, policy makers, and educators who make decisions about English language learners (ELLs) in our schools. Goldenberg and Coleman synthesize a complex body of research into a work that is objective, comprehensive, and understandable. While they address the theories and common beliefs that often drive practice with ELLs, they focus on what is known to be effective for ELLs based on child outcome data. They are also honest and transparent about their own opinions and clear when they are discussing known facts. In sum, this book represents a trustworthy source for determining what is known about providing the highest quality educational services for students who are ELLs."

Cuprins

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Why This Book?
2. The Role of the Home Language
3. Literacy Instruction in a Second Language
4. Promoting English Oral Language Development
5. Academic Instruction in a Second Language
6. School and District Role: Focus and Coherence
7. Social, Cultural, and Family Influences
8. The Research Goes to School
9. Conclusion: What's Next?
Glossary
Index

Notă biografică

Claude Goldenberg, a native of Argentina, is Professor of Education at Stanford University. He received his AB from Princeton University and PhD from UCLA¿s Graduate School of Education. Goldenberg has taught junior high school in San Antonio, TX, and first grade in a bilingual elementary school in the Lennox School District near Los Angeles. Goldenberg was a National Academy of Education Spencer Fellow and a recipient (with Ronald Gallimore) of the Albert J. Harris Award from the International Reading Association. He was on the Committee for the Prevention of Early Reading Difficulties in Young Children (National Research Council) and the National Literacy Panel (NIH and U.S. Department of Education), which synthesized research on literacy development among language-minority children and youth. He is author of Successful School Change: Creating Settings to Improve Teaching and Learning (Teachers College, 2004). His research focuses on improving achievement for language minority students, particularly those from Latino backgrounds.

Descriere

This comprehensive guide for educators and policy makers provides a clear understanding of what the research says about promoting academic success among English Language Learners.