Dear Befuddled Teacher:
For my EESL 620 Special Topics in ESL: K-12 Equal Access, we were required to read Stephen Cary’s text Working with English Language Learners: Answers to Teachers’ Top Ten Questions and critique each chapter. Each chapter of Cary’s book covers one question. The top ten questions Cary answers are as follows:
Question #1: How do I assess a student’s English?
Question #2: How do I find useful information on a student’s cultural background?
Question #3: How do I make my spoken language more understandable?
Question #4: How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English?
Question #5: How do I make a difficult textbook more readable?
Question #6: How do I help students improve their English writing?
Question #7: How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners?
Question #8: How do I help students build learning strategies?
Question #9: How do I support a student’s first language when I don’t speak the language?
Question #10: How do I minimize communication conflicts in a multilingual classroom?
Are these questions you have asked yourself or been asked by others? If your answer is yes, then please read the following posts! In my blog, I will summarize the chapters of Stephen Cary’s book and offer suggestions to help you in pursuit to help English Language Learners!
Thanks,
Jen Vinson
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