Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for K-8 Teachers

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Summary: Reading. writing and learning in ESL
Review: The book was easy to read, and was a practical guide that I used in teaching licensed teachers working to obtain a Bilingual/ESL State Endorsement. The teachers appreciated the way the book allowed them to choose topics of interest to their particular classroom.The vignettes about students and teachers were useful as examples so teachers could apply the methods and strategies to their own teaching situations. The review of language acquisition was helpful for teachers to understand the process in a practical way. Most of the teachers do not have linguistic degrees nor did they feel they needed extensive information to work in their classes but they did use the material about first and second language acquisition theories as they applied to real life teaching situations. As our district works with Native American students, the material on the role was culture was helfpul as most of the students are English speakers but have a cultural influence. The section of using multiple measures for assessment was useful but could contain more information.