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Ladybugs, Tornadoes, and Swirling Galaxies
English Language Learners Discover Their World Through Inquiry
Brad Buhrow and Anne Garcia are primary teachers in a diverse school in Boulder, Colorado. In Ladybugs, Tornadoes and Swirling Galaxies, you will see how they blend comprehension instruction and ELL best practices to explore inquiry as a literacy pathway for English language learners.
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Brad Buhrow and Anne Garcia are primary teachers in a diverse school in Boulder, Colorado. In Ladybugs, Tornadoes and Swirling Galaxies, you will see how they blend comprehension instruction and ELL best practices to explore inquiry as a literacy pathway for English language learners.
As teachers and students engage in learning science and social studies content they also discover multiple ways to make meaning. The book is full of photographs of student artwork—including a col...read more
About the Author(s)
Table of Contents
Foreword by Anne Goudvis
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Creating a Classroom Environment
2. Creating a Culture of Thinking
3. Telling Our Stories
4. Launching Readers
5. Fostering Questions and Gathering Information
6. Guided Inquiry
7. Moving Into Independent Inquiry—Keep the Questions Coming!
8. Outcomes: Kids' Work on Display
9. Investigating Content Topics
10. Using Assessment to Differentiate Instruction
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index
Color Insert