Explicit Direct Instruction for English Learners / Edition 1

by John R. Hollingsworth, Silvia E. Ybarra

Overview

Boost achievement for English learners in all subject areas!

Building ELLs' language skills while teaching content is about to get easier. Hollingsworth and Ybarra combine the best of educational theory, brain research, and data analysis to bring you explicit direct instruction (EDI): a proven method for creating and delivering lessons that help students learn more and learn faster. Through classroom examples and detailed sample lessons, you'll learn how to:

• Craft lessons that ELs can learn the first time they're taught
• Check for understanding throughout each lesson
• Embed vocabulary development across the curriculum
• Address listening, speaking, reading, and writing in all lessons

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412988414
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/20/2012
Pages:	327
Sales rank:	622,929
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

John Hollingsworth is president of Data WORKS Educational Research, a company originally created to use real data to improve student achievement. Although Data WORKS started by analyzing learning outcomes (test scores), it soon refocused towards analyzing learning inputs (classroom instructional practices).  Data WORKS now focuses mainly on providing staff development to schools on classroom instruction.  John is an active researcher and presenter and has published numerous articles in educational publications.  He spends much of his time on the road training teachers.

Dr. Silvia Ybarra, Ed.D., began her career in education as a physics and chemistry teacher at Roosevelt High School in Fresno, California.  Next, Silvia became principal of Wilson Middle School in Exeter, California, which under her leadership became a prestigious Distinguished School.  Silvia was then named assistant superintendent of Coalinga-Huron School District. Her focus progressed from helping one classroom to helping one school to helping an entire district.  Silvia is the head researcher at Data WORKS.  

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I. Getting Ready
1. English Learners Learning Every Day: Who Are They? What Do They Need?
2. English Learners Need Explicit Direct Instruction: The Well-Crafted, Powerfully Taught Lesson
3. Checking for Understanding: How to Verify That English Learners Are Learning
Part II. Strategies for English Learners
4. Vocabulary Development: How to Teach English Learners New Words in Every Lesson
5. Language Objectives: How to Have English Learners Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing English in Every Lesson
6. Content Access Strategies: How to Make English Easier to Understand for English Learners
Part III. Integrating Strategies for English Learners Into EDI Lessons
7. How to Present a Learning Objective to English Learners
8. How to Activate Prior Knowledge for English Learners
9. How to Teach Concepts to English Learners: Concept Development
10. How to Teach Skills to English Learners and Provide Guided Practice
11. How to Teach Lesson Importance to English Learners
12. How to Close a Lesson and Provide Independent Practice and Periodic Review for English Learners
13. Well-Crafted, Powerfully-Taught Lessons: Implementing Explicit Direct Instruction for English Learners
Appendices
Annotated References
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"What a great addition to every teacher’s toolkit! The authors show us how to include language acquisition in every lesson: It’s just 'good teaching' for ELs! "

Amy Nichols Webb

"As a veteran ELL teacher, I appreciated this book showing ways to teach the basics of English learning within the teaching of content standards. The emphasis on choral reading for concept connections and student engagement and using higher-order questioning fit perfectly into our new rigorous framework for teaching. "

Autumn Jennings

"This book does a great job at presenting specific strategies for English learners. It is very thorough and each chapter is presented as if it were “EDI'd” for readers to comprehend the material and implement it right away. "

Keila Rodriguez

"I recommend this book to anyone working with English learners. It provides step-by-step lesson design and delivery to ensure that all ELs have access to the lesson content. "

Dr. Freda Rossi

"As a veteran ELL teacher, I appreciated this book showing ways to teach the basics of English learning within the teaching of content standards. The emphasis on choral reading for concept connections and student engagement and using higher-order questioning fit perfectly into our new rigorous framework for teaching."--Autumn Jennings, ELL Teacher (8/16/2011 12:00:00 AM)

"I recommend this book to anyone working with English learners. It provides step-by-step lesson design and delivery to ensure that all ELs have access to the lesson content."--Dr. Freda Rossi, Manager EL & Billingual Programs for Secondary, Curriculum & Instruction (8/16/2011 12:00:00 AM)

"This book does a great job at presenting specific strategies for English learners. It is very thorough and each chapter is presented as if it were "EDI′d" for readers to comprehend the material and implement it right away."--Keila Rodriguez, District and School Support Coordinator (8/16/2011 12:00:00 AM)

"What a great addition to every teacher's toolkit! The authors show us how to include language acquisition in every lesson: It's just ′good teaching′ for ELs!"--Amy Nichols Webb, ESL Teacher (8/16/2011 12:00:00 AM)

From the Publisher

"I recommend this book to anyone working with English learners. It provides step-by-step lesson design and delivery to ensure that all ELs have access to the lesson content. "

Doctor - Freda Rossi