Reviews for CALLA Handbook: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning

The average rating for CALLA Handbook: Implementing the Cognitive Academic Language Learning based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-02-21 00:00:00 Khigh Abner It took me a while to warm up to this book but in the end I loved it and strongly recommend it to anyone who teaches English Language Learners (ELLs) in pretty much any context. I think there's a lot in this book that's of value and can help you be a better teacher. I especially liked Chapters 9-12, which outlined CALLA for specific content areas. I agree with the one reviewer who said that no single thing in here is "groundbreaking" per se -- however, looking at CALLA as a whole I think it is a fantastic way to teach ELLs. If you actually implement almost every aspect of this program then I think it can really be groundbreaking in the sense that you'll actually make learning meaningful and comprehensible to kids who don't have the language skills to "get" grade-level content. No other program that I know of focuses on the teaching learning strategies which I do think are incredibly helpful and need to be taught explicitly. As a former ELL myself, I am able to reflect on the ways that I did/didn't learn and I think a lot of what CALLA focuses on could be particularly helpful for this population.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-09-29 00:00:00 George Ellison lick