English Learners at the Top of the Class

Reading and Writing for Authentic Purposes

Edited by Mayra C. Daniel

Publication date:

20 June 2017

Length of book:

150 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781475836837

English Learners at the Top of the Class is a practice oriented book that also contributes to the professional literature. It is written for teacher candidates and both new and experienced practicing teachers who want to design and deliver effective instructional paradigms across this country’s diverse classrooms. Chapter authors bring to this book their experiences as teachers at levels K-12. Many of them learned English as a second language and experienced life as an EL in U.S. classrooms. They were all teachers who along the way began to work with ELs. Their engagement with culturally diverse students led them to become teacher educators. They are committed to preparing teachers who are energized to learn about their ELs’ cultures and who want to make the schoolhouse a culturally responsive environment.

Acknowledgements
Foreword—W. Ian O’Byrne
Preface
Introduction—Mayra C. Daniel

Part 1: Processes in Reading and Selection of Authentic Literature

Chapter 1: What Teachers of ELs Need to Consider Regarding Non-Verbal Processes in Reading Comprehension
Fabiola P. Ehlers-Zavala
Chapter 2: Culturally Relevant Literature for Multilingual Classrooms
Melanie Koss, Mayra C. Daniel
Part 2: Disciplinary Literacies

Chapter 3: Empowering ELs through Purposeful Writing Instruction in Content Areas
Guang-Lea Lee

Chapter 4: Literacy Focused Science Instruction for Young English Learners

Carolyn Riley, Rodney Fitzgerald
Chapter 5: Supporting ELs in Learning to Write Scientifically: A Genre-Based Approach
Zhihui Fang, Brittany Adams, Cuiying Li, Caitlin Gallingane, Soowon Jo, Maureen Fennessy, Suzanne Chapman
Chapter 6: Student Centered Approaches for Teaching Social Studies to English Learners
Mayra C. Daniel, Carolyn Riley, Teresa Kruger

Part 3: Evaluation for Learning
Chapter 7: Assessing English Learner Readers at Levels K-12
Kathrine Crane Rockwell, Rona F. Flippo
References
About the Editor
About the Contributors

Discover pathways for enriching English learners’ success. The authors present resource rich chapters that offer immediate classroom applications. Within this text, educators are provided practical strategies and routines. The depth of knowledge shared collectively throughout the book are a must-have for shedding light on how to advance language learners. There is a real need for these ideas to be widely applied in the educational setting.