Not sure how to teach a student who speaks only a little English or none at all? This quick and easy guide can help with tips for preparing for your new student, assessing the child’s needs and abilities, communicating with the student’s family, and much more. For use with Grades 1-4.
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Before coming to Scholastic as an editor, Kama Einhorn was an ESL-program coordinator for K–8 in San Francisco for four years. She received her Masters degree in literacy in 1997. Kama lives in New York City.
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This review is from: Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom: Terrific Teaching Tips, Games, Mini-Books & More to Help New Students from Every Nation Build Basic English Vocabulary and Feel Welcome! (Paperback)
As a teacher of young learners, I struggle to find resources that truly meet the needs of my students, most of whom are just beginning to read and write in English. This book, however, has proven to be a goldmine. Kids and parents alike love the make-and-take books, while I love the flexibility of each unit. I've used the simple drawings to make charts, flashcards, games, etc. to accompany thematic units and have even used a few of the worksheets to review basic concepts with older kids. I'm giving the book a four instead of a five because the unit topics are quite basic. Once students know colors, numbers, letters, shapes, body parts, basic food items, and basic school terminology, this book basically goes back on the shelf until you get your next room full of beginners. But if you teach young learners with limited language skills, this book is a must have.
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I recently taught ESL in China for a few weeks and found this book incredibly useful. Although marketed as being for grades 1-4, I found this book helpful for even high school students--it depends more on the level of language proficiency than anything else. For example, I used the "parts of the body" page to review what my students already knew, and then they filled in more complicated words such as thigh, shoulder, ankle, etc. The money page has very realistic drawings of the various coins, all of which were new to my students. The food pages were very helpful before moving on to more complicated lessons on ordering in a restaurant. A great book for a modest price!
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This review is from: Easy & Engaging ESL Activities and Mini-Books for Every Classroom: Terrific Teaching Tips, Games, Mini-Books & More to Help New Students from Every Nation Build Basic English Vocabulary and Feel Welcome! (Paperback)
Although this book is more for children, there are some pages I was able to use for my adult ESL course. There are some nice diagrams along with good ideas on how to begin a level one class.
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Before your new students arrive, try completing some of these simple projects: 1. Make a "welcome" tape with a bilingual volunteer (a student, parent, or school employee) in the first language of your newcomers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
picture dictionary, more advanced students Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Eating Around the Clock, Henry Holt, Houghton Mifflin, Mitsumasa Anno, Tana Hoban, Teachers of English New!
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Before your new students arrive, try completing some of these simple projects: 1. Make a "welcome" tape with a bilingual volunteer (a student, parent, or school employee) in the first language of your newcomers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
picture dictionary, more advanced students Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Eating Around the Clock, Henry Holt, Houghton Mifflin, Mitsumasa Anno, Tana Hoban, Teachers of English New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert on page 22
- The Star Fisher by Laurence Yep on page 28
- The Long Way to a New Land (I Can Read Book 3) by Joan Sandin on page 28
- Multicultural Teaching: A Handbook of Activities, Information, and Resources (7th Edition) by Pamela L. Tiedt in Back Matter
- My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard on page 5
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