Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Differentiated Literacies

by Socorro G. Herrera

A practical, research-based guide, "Teaching Reading to English Language Learner"s gives ESL teachers and grade-level teachers the information and strategies they need to support second language literacy development with their Culturally Linguistically Diverse (CLD) learners, in addition to the program the school already has in place. Throughout, the authors guide teachers to modify literacy instruction to address both the assets and the needs of their English learners. Included are strategies for converting research into practical application; illustrative student samples from multiple grade levels and language backgrounds; teacher insights; a look at the sociocultural, academic, cognitive, and linguistic dimensions of the CLD student biography; and a number of helpful pedagogical aids.

Genres: Education

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 17, 2009

About the author

Socorro Guadalupe Herrera

Reviews

[Katie McGee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a good foundation for understanding teaching reading for CLD students. It’s not as teacher-friendly as I would have liked and gets extremely repetitive. The specific strategies for EL’s in chapters 4-8 are solid and thoroughly explained.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of good information.

[Patrick McG · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean it wasn't GOOD. But I'm glad I took this class and this might remind me of the things I learned.

[Ramadan bukheti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ramadan

[Mora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource for CDL and classroom teachers. If you need a book study, use this book!

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

2nd edition, 2015. I'm a fan of Escamilla in general. The background information on the language acquisiton process for MLLs is good, but if you're in the market for a book of strategies, this isn't the book, especially if you're in secondary school. That's not to say there aren't any, but there are better books for them. The glossary is top notch.

[Zac Sigler · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some very good lesson ideas, points about teaching CLD students, and a brief guide to seven languages you're likely to hear in your classroom at some point. Some of it can get a little "Teacher shows, you do."

[susan moore Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book, lots of references. A little light on hands-on activities, but pretty comprehensive about all the studies and their data.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great strategies I can apply to my classroom immediately.