Bridging English

by Joseph O. Milner

The third edition of this popular book again takes a balanced, comprehensive approach to teaching English?one that creates a bridge between theory/background and practices that reflect today's diverse, challenging high school classrooms. This book has been praised for its unique discussion of ?four stages? of reading texts and ?three phases? of teaching texts. The authors' many years of experience teaching English are obvious throughout the material, but nowhere more so than in their straightforward presentation of organization and planning for instruction and their firm stand on teaching grammar. This book covers the challenging and the controversial in English instruction and explores censorship, national standards, high-stakes testing, multi-lingual students, and multicultural literature. For professionals in the field of teaching.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Read For School

514 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Caitlin Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best teaching books I've read so far. It was actually helpful and you can tell the authors have actually been in a classroom. I also felt like what I bring to the classroom was respected. I've had education/English grad textbooks that actually defined the word "homework" for me. The authors of this text treat the reader as a professional looking to hone skills. Worth the money.

[Katie G · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the few books I've bought for college that has actually been really helpful. It's a really long book, but there are so many helpful suggestions for teachers! This is definitely one book that I will be turning to on a regular basis when I am a teacher.

[Jazmyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't count reading this last semester, but I'm counting it now since I basically finished reading this thing chapter by chapter.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A severely large text that is designed for new English teachers, specifically. Despite its breadth of knowledge and usefulness, it only begins to scratch the surface of what a new English teacher will need to do, wrap their head around, and somehow implement during their first years as a teacher. It’s intimidating, to say the least, but it IS a helpful text. Though it seems to be urging you to read it cover-to-cover, it might be more helpful to skim and rely on it throughout the first years in piecemeal portions to enliven instruction and management.

[Lilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good applications to classroom. At times has some WEIRD activities.

[Synthia Salomon, Ed.S. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read this in Professor Callahan's course at the University of Rochester. We primarily focused on developing an oral foundation and how talk underlies all subjects in school.

[Anne-Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive guide to teaching English.

[Stacy Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is quite possibly the best resource book for English teachers. I refer to it often. It is a must have for new ideas, great unit plans, and how to differentiate instruction.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Has a 4.5 star rating

This textbok has some great ideas for teaching literature, but it falls short in the vocabulary department. Also, some of the ideas for incorporating drama are very corny...

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for English teachers. It has a lot of techniques, terminology, and tricks to keep things interesting and effective.