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Kathleen Fay and Suzanne Whaley
Year: 2004
Media: 224 pp/paper
ISBN: 978-157110-368-0
Grade Range: 3-6
Item No.: WSB-0368
Price: $18.50
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Table of Contents | About the Author(s) | Reviews
More and more classrooms across the country are filled with children who speak languages other than English. In these diverse classrooms, many teachers struggle with how to create reading and writing instruction that is appropriate for their English language learners. In Becoming One Community, Kathleen Fay and Suzanne Whaley provide expert guidance on helping students who are just learning English develop their voice and skills within reading and writing workshops.—JoAnn Portalupi Written for the general classroom teacher whose class includes English language learners (ELLs), as well as for ELL teachers working in general classrooms, this book portrays ELL students in grades 3–6 who learn essential reading and writing skills and are full members of the classroom community. Throughout the book, Kathleen and Suzanne emphasize the importance of talk. By talking during science workshop, after read-aloud, or when sharing an idea with a partner, ELLs use language authentically and, in using it, become more adept speakers, readers and writers of English.Included are:- classroom scenes with dialogue in whole-class and small-group settings;
- authentic one-on-one conferences with readers and writers at varying levels of English language proficiency;
- reflection by the teachers before, during, and after teaching;
- scenarios from inclusive classrooms and descriptions of teachers' decisions which enable them to be successful learning environments.
This is not a quick how-to guide. Becoming One Community provides many practical examples of diverse classrooms at work and embeds theory on English-language development throughout. It gives teachers a repertoire of ideas to meet the needs of ELL students in their classroom but ultimately trusts in the teacher's own skills to best know their students and appreciate their innate intelligence.
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Welcome to Bailey's, a Place Where Teachers and Students Learn Together by Joann Portalupi
Chapter 2: Essential Elements—"You Teach Kids Who Don't Speak English?"
Chapter 3: Establishing Respectful Learning Communities
Chapter 4: Possibility and Potential in the Reading Workshop
Chapter 5: Beginning the Yearlong Conversation
Chapter 6: Explicit Reading Instruction With Emergent Readers
Chapter 7: Comprehension Throughout the Day
Chapter 8: Making Content Comprehensible
Chapter 9: Teaching Kids to Talk With Each Other
Chapter 10: Creating a Safe Writing Community
Chapter 11: Yearlong Conversations About Writing
Chapter 12: Making Home-School Connections
References
Suggested Readings
Index
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About the Author(s)
Kathleen decided to become a teacher in college and found an excellent mentor in Pat Johnson, also a Stenhouse author.
> More Suzanne Whaley has more than ten years' experience in the classroom teaching English language learners.
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Reviews
Language Magazine - January 2007
"This book is for any teacher interested in improving the ambiance and structure in the classroom." Language Magazine, January 2007 Middleweb.com - 2006
"This is one of those rewarding teaching books that will help all teachers get where they want to be, while gently reminding them of the solid reasons behind what they are already doing well." Middleweb.com, 2006
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