Targeted specifically to K-2 classrooms, the 25 Response-to-Intervention (RTI) strategies in this book are research-based and perfect for teachers who want to expand their toolbox of classroom interventions that work! Contents include: (1) Listening Strategies--Help students focus and understand; (2) Reading Strategies--Help students comprehend…

How can you teach all students to achieve at the same high standards and still respect and accommodate their differences? This book answers that question and introduces you to a field-tested framework for teaching that ensures that inclusion and differentiated instruction are in harmony with standards-based education. Explore the six critical…

Although the teaching of photosynthesis occurs yearly in elementary classrooms, one thing that makes it challenging is the inclusion of English language learners (ELLs). This article presents several activities for teaching and assessing of photosynthesis in a third grade classroom. The activities incorporate the photosynthesis content, teaching…

Author provides guidelines for a course she designed for her high school life science class composed of students classified as Limited English Proficient. Author describes the following teaching techniques and strategies she found effective: use concrete, visual examples; don't take words for granted; practice scientific sentence construction with…

This paper describes the Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) methodology used in the California school system to teach academic content to intermediate, threshold level limited-English-proficient (LEP) students and to counteract the limitations of sheltered content programs. SDAIE teaches grade-level subject matter in…

A group of English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers share tips on how to incorporate the latest ESL techniques into teaching strategies to reinforce what children are learning in ESL and to enrich school for all students. (MT)

The collection of 15 teaching ideas from teachers of limited English proficient students focus on language skills and include such suggestions as having older students prepare a slide show to illustrate irregular English verbs for younger students and interviewing parents about their traditions. (DB)

Explains techniques and advantages of three strategies for vocational students with limited English proficiency: (1) guided notes, which develop useful notetaking skills; (2) choral responding, in which students answer in unison; and (3) response cards that students hold up to answer teacher questions. Suggests that they can lessen intimidation…

Difficulties facing bilingual students with learning disabilities are noted and remedial considerations outlined, including the need for establishing a dominant language and diagnosing errors in one or both languages. (CL)

Describes an alternative, holistic vocabulary strategy for students with limited English proficiency that draws high-frequency words from a variety of literary publications, then recycles that vocabulary in reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. (SR)

Describes how dramatic techniques (pantomime, improvisation, role playing, etc.) can develop communication skills in second-language students. (PD)

Describes problems Limited English Proficient (LEP) students have in learning science at the college level. Provides recommendations for teaching LEP students. (PR)

Argues that "academic language" must be integrated into the English-as-a-second Language (ESL) curriculum from the beginning. Argues that the "ESL Standards for Pre-K-12 Students" (TESOL 1997) provides teachers with a scope for language acquisition skills for limited English proficient students, providing structure and guidance…

The instructional ideas presented in this kit are specially designed for teaching 4th-12th grade students served in English Language Learners (ELL), limited English proficient (LEP), and English as a second language (ESL) programs. The kit includes a quick, easy to use criterion-referenced rating scale, an ideas matrix, and 37 research-based…

The majority of Latin American immigrant students in ESEA Title VII Spanish/English programs that have been evaluated seem to suffer from inexperience in taking tests like the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS). This study was designed to assess test familiarity, language of the test, and literacy, and to examine whether certain…