Constructivist Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners.

This book provides guidelines for using constructivist teaching methods with English language learners and includes classroom examples, grade-level connections, and strategies that promote educational equity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reyes, Sharon Adelman
Otros Autores: Vallone, Trina Lynn
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2007.
Temas:
English language > Study and teaching > United States > Foreign speakers.
Second language acquisition.
Limited English-proficient students > United States.
Constructivism (Education)
Anglais (Langue) > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis > Allophones.
Langue seconde > Acquisition.
Constructivisme (Éducation)
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
Limited English-proficient students
Second language acquisition
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • About the Authors
  • About the Contributor
  • Chapter 1
  • Perspectives in Second Language Acquisition and Learning
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language and Cognitive Development
  • Language and Academic Content
  • Language and Culture
  • Chapter 2
  • Program Models for Second Language Learners
  • Additive Versus Subtractive Program Models
  • Mainstream with Modifications
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • Transitional Program of Bilingual Instruction (TPI)
  • Maintenance
  • Submersion
  • Submersion Versus Immersion
  • Immersion
  • Structured English Immersion (SEI)
  • Integrated
  • Enrichment
  • Newcomer Programs
  • Bilingual Whole Language and Beyond
  • Chapter 3
  • Perspectives in Constructivism
  • Overview of Constructivist Perspectives
  • Cognitive Constructivist Perspective
  • Social Constructivist Perspective
  • Guiding Principles for Constructivist Classrooms
  • Concluding Thoughts
  • Chapter 4
  • Constructivist Practice for English Language Learners
  • Families and Communities
  • Instructional Practice in Language Arts
  • Instructional Practice in the Content Areas
  • Assessment
  • Summary of Suggested Practice for Constructivist Second Language Classrooms
  • Chapter 5
  • Perspectives in Critical Pedagogy
  • Critical Pedagogy: A Different Perspective
  • Critical Pedagogy: Guiding Principles
  • Identity Formation in Critical Classrooms
  • Chapter 6
  • Constructivist Classroom Connections: The Great Second-Grade Bug Invasion
  • Guidelines for Practice
  • Chapter 7
  • Constructivist Classroom Connections: Intermediate Newcomers Meet the Universal Chicken
  • Guidelines for Practice
  • Chapter 8
  • Critical Classroom Connections: Eighth Graders Face a Fence on the Border
  • Concluding Thoughts
  • Chapter 9
  • Toward Critical Constructivist Practice with Second Language Learners
  • Appendix
  • Glossary.

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