English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies that Work Book

This unique new perspective and method for teaching English Language Learners is the proven result of the author's community organizing career and his successful career in the classroom.

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English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work is a well-written, easy-to-understand handbook for all educators. It has all the elements educators look for in a resource book: readability, research-supported ideas, day-to-day activities that can be implemented immediately, plus an appendix full of resources. Ferlazzo uses five principals for teaching, not only for ELL students, but all students. The five principals are building strong relationships, accessing prior knowledge, identifying and mentoring leadership, learning by doing, and reflection. Each chapter thoroughly discusses one of the five principals, giving real life scenarios, activities, research, and technology ideas. Ferlazzo backs up his ideas with data from important researchers in education, such as Wormelli, Marzanno, and others. This book is a valuable resource for all educators, but especially teachers of English language learners, as well as struggling native English-speaking readers. In the fast-paced, high-stakes testing, merit-pay world in which educators currently find themselves, it is exciting to find well-researched books with easy-to-implement ideas that help to improve student learning. This will be a great addition to any educator's library. Reviewer: Lana Trulove