Introduction* Strategy Lesson 1: Clues for Comprehension* Strategy Lesson 2: Talking about Sounds and Words* Strategy Lesson 3: Sounding Out Words for Reading* Strategy Lesson 4: Choral Reading* Strategy Lesson 5: Talking about Visuals* Strategy Lesson 6: Role Play with Realia * Strategy Lesson 7: My Reading and Speaking Log* Strategy Lesson 8: Writing for Different Purposes* Strategy Lesson 9: Total Physical Response with Pictures* Strategy Lesson 10: Expanding Word Knowledge* Strategy Lesson 11: My Read-Aloud Listening/Discussion Guide* Strategy Lesson 12: Word Maps* Strategy Lesson 13: Scaffolding with Text-Supported Information* Strategy Lesson 14: Text-Supported Comprehension Guide* Strategy Lesson 15: Visualizing Steps in a Process* Strategy Lesson 16: Text-Supported Conversations* Strategy Lesson 17: Knowing How to Comprehend a Text* Strategy Lesson 18: Talking about Text: The Peer Tutoring Guide* Strategy Lesson 19: Reading Comprehension Strategy Guide* Strategy Lesson 20: Read, Record, Report* Strategy Lesson 21: Making Connections* Strategy Lesson 22: My Conversation Log* Strategy Lesson 23: Character Analysis* Strategy Lesson 24: Interview/Conversation with a Character* Strategy Lesson 25: Composing with ComputersAppendix* Teacher Resource A: Charting Intervention Information* Teacher Resource B: Suggested Books Listed by Strategy Lesson
This teacher-friendly guide is packed with motivating lessons designed to improve the content learning and literacy skills of English language learners (ELLs) in K-8. Offering research-supported strategies that teachers can implement immediately, the book explains how to use content-area texts to support ELLs' growth in five crucial areas: comprehension, pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar. This hands-on volume is: unique: Demonstrates how to build ELLs' literacy skills and content knowledge simultaneously effective: Research-supported strategies align with both TESOL and Common Core standards practical: More than two dozen worksheets for classroom use are presented in a large, easy-to-reproduce format. This book will be invaluable to K-8 teachers; ESL specialists; literacy coaches. It may also serve as a supplemental text in advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level courses.