Written by a practicing classroom teacher and full of the important details that only a teacher's eye can spot, A How-to Guide for Teaching English Language Learners focuses on the day-to-day challenges of working with ELLs and shares the joy and professional satisfaction of watching, nudging, and celebrating as children make a new language their own. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Chapter 1 Looking Through the Eyes of Second Language Learners	1
Chapter 2 Structuring the Classroom Environment to Propel English Learners Toward Success	24
Chapter 3 Demystifying Second Language Acquisition	36
Chapter 4 Getting Started Teaching ELLs-A Look at the First Twenty Days of School	47
Chapter 5 Exciting Ways to Get Children Talking	58
Chapter 6 Facilitating Oral Language Acquisition Through Poetry and Music	80
Chapter 7 Using Shared Reading and Picture Books to Help Children Acquire Language and Learn to Read	99
Chapter 8 Enriching Language Learning Through Language Arts and Visual Arts Connections	112
Chapter 9 Thematic Teaching: Making Connections	126
Chapter 10 Writing and Publishing with English Language Learners	155
Chapter 11 Putting It All Together with Puppetry, Masks, and Drama	175
Chapter 12 Connecting with Families	188
Appendix	199
"I Like" Self-Portrait Template	200
Interview Grid	201
Thought Balloon	202
Celebration Banners	203
"Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?" Booklet Template	204
Hundreds Day Kites	205
Kite Pattern	207
Artistic License	208
Scene or Museum Boxes	209
Poetry Frame	211
Mandala	212
"I Was Born to" Booklet Template	213
K-W-L Chart	214
Web Template 1	215
Web Template 2	216
Leaf Prints	217
Eight-Page Booklets	219
Eight-Page Pop-Up Books	220
Simple Hand Puppets	221
Cup Theater or Habitat with Puppets	222
Mask Template	223
Masks	224
Resources and References	225
Index	249

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