English language learners and the new standards : developing language, content knowledge, and analytical practices in the classroom

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    • Heritage, Margaret
    • Walqui, Aída
    • Linquanti, Robert

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English language learners and the new standards : developing language, content knowledge, and analytical practices in the classroom

Margaret Heritage, Aída Walqui, Robert Linquanti

Harvard Education Press, c2015

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Description based on 4th printing, 2016

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-170) and index

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In English Language Learners and the New Standards, three leading scholars present a clear vision and practical suggestions for helping teachers engage ELL students in simultaneously learning subject-area content, analytical practices, and language. This process requires three important shifts in our perspective on language and language learning-from an individual activity to a socially engaged activity; from a linear process aimed at correctness and fluency, to a developmental process focused oncomprehension and communication; and from a separate area of instruction to an approach that embeds language development in subject-area activities. In English Language Learners and the New Standards, the authors: Clarify the skills and knowledge teachers need to integrate content knowledge and language development Show how teachers can integrate formative assessment in ongoing teaching and learning Discuss key leverage points and stress points in using interim and summative assessments with ELLs Provide classroom vignettes that illustrate key practices Finally, the authors explain the theories and research that underlie their vision and examine the role of policy in shaping pedagogy and assessment for ELL students.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Foreword ix Kenji Hakuta CHAPTER 1 ELLs and the New Standards 1 Meeting the Goals of College and Career Readiness CHAPTER 2 Changing Times, Changing Teacher Expertise 23 Pedagogical Shifts That Support Ambitious Learning for ELLs CHAPTER 3 From Theory to Practice 53 Examining Assumptions About Language Acquisition, Learners, Learning, and Teaching CHAPTER 4 The Role of Formative Assessment 87 Putting Content, Analytical Practices, and Language Together CHAPTER 5 The Role of Summative Assessment 109 Key Leverage Points and Stress Points in Assessing ELLs CHAPTER 6 The Role of Policy 133 Fostering a Learning Culture for ELLs and Their Teachers Notes 151 Acknowledgments 171 About the Authors 173 Index 175

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