Approaches to Inclusive English Classrooms

A Teachers Handbook for Content-Based Instruction

By (author) Dr. Kate Mastruserio Reynolds

Publication date:

02 March 2015

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

225x170mm
7x9"

ISBN-13: 9781783093335

This book provides educators with an accessible guide to best practices concerning content-based instruction (CBI) models and their use in English learner inclusive classrooms. The author effectively bridges the gap between theory and practice with a critical analysis of practical examples and diverse strategies for the inclusion of English learners into K-12 general education courses. The book also raises controversial questions regarding who is qualified to teach English learners and who is responsible for doing so, looking at the difficulties faced by both general educators and ESL teachers in Inclusive Classrooms. By providing a lens through which both ESL teachers and general educators are able to analyze, compare and contrast a range of widely-employed CBI methods, this book allows teachers to make informed decisions in their EL program development and work with English learners in K-12 schools.

Introduction
Section I: Orientations to English Language Inclusion
Chapter 1: Why Must I Do This? The Drawbacks, Benefits and Challenges with EL Inclusion and the Impetus for General Educator Preparation in EL Inclusion
Chapter 2: I Just Want to Teach Math! Language is a Foundation for all Content Areas
Chapter 3: A Framework for General Educator Development in EL Instruction
Section II: Models of English Language Inclusion
Chapter 4: Models: Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model
Chapter 5: Models: Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (CALLA)
Chapter 6: Models: Response to Intervention (RTI)
Chapter 7: Models: Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE)
Chapter 8: Models: Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE) Standards and the Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL)
Chapter 9: Models: Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLiL) and Content-Based Language Learning through Technology (CoBaLTT) Models
Chapter 10: The “Winner”: Which Model Should Be Chosen?
Appendices
Glossary

In this volume, Kate Mastruserio Reynolds has made a compelling argument for the need to prepare all educators, particularly mainstream teachers, to be knowledgeable about the needs of English language learners. Most notable is the evaluative framework she has developed based on a variety of content-based models from which educators may select an approach which is most appropriate for their educational context.