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April 28, 2005

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1) Comprehension Lessons for English Language Learners
2) Play
3) Video as a teaching tool
4) Stenhouse at IRA

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1) Comprehension Lessons for English Language Learners
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The prospect of teaching reading comprehension strategies to a 
classroom full of students, some of whom speak English and some of 
whom don't, can be overwhelming. When students learning English 
are at different levels, the task is even more challenging.

Juli Kendall and Outey Khuon have found that small-group strategy 
instruction is the key to helping English Language Learners read 
with understanding. Their new book, Making Sense, outlines the 
classroom conditions necessary for successful small-group 
instruction, and provides 52 kid-tested lessons for grades K-8 
that are organized by the five main stages of language 
proficiency.

Making Sense will be available in print next month, but you can 
review the entire book on-line now. Follow this link for details 
and links to each chapter:

http://www.stenhouse.com/0409.asp?r=n67

Making Sense: Small-Group Comprehension Lessons for English 
Language Learners * Juli Kendall and Outey Khuon
168 pp/paper * $18.50 * Available in mid-May * Pre-order now
http://www.stenhouse.com/0409.asp?r=n67

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2) Play
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"I confess: My students play with blocks. Despite the current 
obsession with standards and standardized testing, some of us are 
still letting children play in our classrooms."

The Spring 2005 issue of Rethinking Schools focuses on early 
childhood, and includes this essay by Seth Shteir on the 
importance of block building in his school's K-2 curriculum:

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/19_03/conf193.shtml

Rethinking Schools posts select articles from their current issue 
and the complete text of past issues on their site. Many of the 
articles from the Spring 2005 issue are available here:

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/19_03/19_03.shtml

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3) Video as a teaching tool
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When is video a more effective instructional medium than text? 
What are the pitfalls of video instruction and how can they be 
avoided? This article from Tuesday's edition of the Christian 
Science Monitor examines the shift from print- to video-based 
media in teaching, and highlights some of the concerns of experts 
in the learning field:
 
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0426/p14s01-legn.html

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4) Stenhouse at IRA
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Stop by the Stenhouse exhibit (Booth 702) at the International 
Reading Association Annual Conference in San Antonio next week, 
where you can shop our wide selection of books, view videos, and 
take advantage of the 10% discount on all book purchases from our 
local distributor, QEP.

To help with your conference planning, we've compiled this list of 
sessions with Stenhouse authors presenting:

http://www.stenhouse.com/StenIRA05.asp?r=n67

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