Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities, Loose-Leaf Version (5th Edition)

Echevarria, Jana J.; Graves, Anne

ISBN 10: 0133849449 ISBN 13: 9780133849448

Publisher: Pearson, 2014

Synopsis

 

A popular text by renowned authors Jana Echevarria and Anne Graves, Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities , 5/e presents a complete guide to preparing teachers to use the sheltered instruction approach to deliver content area instruction to English learners. It includes recent research, best practices, and policies that impact the education of English leaners, and gives teachers the means to think about their own educational practices and the issues they should consider when teaching English learners, especially those struggling academically.

 

About this title

From the Back Cover

This new edition of the popular text by renowned authors Jana Echevarria and Anne Graves is a complete guide to preparing teachers to use the sheltered instruction approach to deliver content area instruction to English learners. By including recent research, best practices, and policies that impact the education of English learners, Sheltered Content Instruction: Teaching English Learners with Diverse Abilities, 5/e gives teachers the means to think about their own educational practices and the issues they should consider when teaching English learners, especially those struggling academically. A classic in the field, the book defines sheltered instruction, or Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE), and presents strategies for its successful implementation in K-12 classrooms.

 

• NEW! Provides the most current information available about students who are learning standards-based content in English, including coverage of:
  • A current look at the target population for the book through student profiles, and the areas of assessment and instruction best suited for this population (Ch. 1).
  • An overview of the historical background and theories that explain and support procedures for the instruction of English learners in school, including those with disabilities (Ch. 2).
  • Specific information on differentiated instruction for all students with special emphasis on English learners (Chs 3-8).
• Helps teachers ensure successful learning for all students in their classes:
• Brings readers up to date on the latest standards for teaching, including connections to (Ch. 1):
  • The Common Core Standards
  • The Career and College Readiness Standards
  • The State Standards for Teaching English Learners
• Includes new information on learning and behavior challenges and giftedness:

  • Learning and behavior challenges and giftedness.

  • The SIOP® Model.

  • Alignment of sections on Adjusting Language with Sheltered Instruction and Using Instructional Conversations with the way they help English learners be college and career ready.

  • Promoting affective and cultural connections.

• Presents a new focus on being a reflecting practitioner.
• NEW! A Glossary of Terms clarifies and helps readers understand key professional language in this discipline.

About the Author

Jana Echevarría, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Special Education at California State University, Long Beach where she received the honor of being selected as Outstanding Professor. She has taught in elementary, middle, and high schools in special education, English as a Second Language, and bilingual programs. She has lived in Taiwan, Spain, and Mexico and is an internationally known expert on second language learners. Her research and publications focus on effective instruction for English learners, including those with learning disabilities. She has presented her research across the U.S. and internationally including Oxford University (England), Wits University (South Africa), Harvard University (U.S.), South East Europe University (Macedonia), and University of Barcelona (Spain). Publications include the popular SIOP book series and over 50 books, book chapters and journal articles.

 

Anne W. Graves, Ph.D., is a Professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) teaching and conducting research on instruction in reading and writing for learners with disabilities from diverse backgrounds since 1990. Beginning in 1975, Graves taught in special education settings in the public schools for 6 years. After receiving her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin—Madison in 1984, she was a Professor at University of South Carolina---Coastal Campus and Sacramento State University before coming to SDSU. Her research on efficient and effective instructional approaches and interventions has resulted in numerous publications and presentations at local, state, and international conferences. Graves is part of a research team at San Diego State that conducts studies of intensive small group instruction for struggling readers in culturally and linguistically diverse settings. Currently, she is principal investigator on a grant that supports cultural and linguistic emphasis in teacher preparation for candidates seeking credentials in both special education and bilingual elementary or secondary known as ADELANTE funded by Office of English Language Acquisition in the U. S. Department of Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0133849449
• ISBN 13: 9780133849448
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 192