Teaching Emergent Bilingual Students: Flexible Approaches In An Era Of New Standards

Recent educational reform initiatives such as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) largely fail to address the needs--or tap into the unique resources--of students who are developing literacy skills in both English and a home language. This book discusses ways to meet the challenges that current standards pose for teaching emergent bilingual students in grades K-8. Leading experts describe effective, standards-aligned instructional approaches and programs expressly developed to promote bilingual learners' academic vocabulary, comprehension, speaking, writing, and content learning. Innovative policy recommendations and professional development approaches are also presented.

• | Author: C. Patrick Proctor|Alison Boardman|Elfrieda H. Hiebert, C. Patrick Proctor
• | Publisher: The Guilford Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 07, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 246 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Education
• | ISBN-10: 1462527191
• | ISBN-13: 9781462527199