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The Big Book of Tasks for English Language Development, Grades K-8
Lessons and Activities That Invite Learners to Read, Write, Speak, and Listen
By: Nancy Akhavan
Paperback | 1 September 2024
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Ready-to-go English Language Development tasks that focus on students "doing the doing" of talking, reading, listening, and responding.
In recent years, the percentage of English Language Learners (ELLs) has increased in almost every state, so most teachers are faced with the challenge of teaching literacy to students acquiring English alongside English-speaking students. However, in many integrated learning situations, English Language Development (ELD) instruction is strikingly different than the teaching we provide students whose first language is English.
The Big Book of Tasks for English Language Development helps teachers meet that challenge head-on! Bestselling author and esteemed education consultant Nancy Akhavan shows that teaching multilingual learners requires changing our instruction to focus on practices that have high impact for students as they acquire language. Yet it's not about doing more- it's about doing smarter. It's about having high expectations for all students and providing scaffolds to support students at all levels of English language proficiency as they learn and grow more confident. All the ready-to-go activities in the book
- Center on active tasks where students do the thinking, talking, reading, and writing, with appropriate support
- Activate the domains of language - listening, speaking, reading, and writing - and recognize that these do not develop at the same rate
- Honor the continuum of language development and build on what students can do
- Provide teaching tools such as learning targets, suggestions for when to use a task, basic instructions and "teacher talk" for launching a task, and "Watch Fors and Work-Arounds"
- Focus on the linguistic assets multilingual learners bring to the classroom and provide opportunities to help them collaborate with peers
With Akhavan's signature straight-forward, teacher-friendly style, this book offers an uplifting reminder that with the right teaching strategies, educators can support multilingual learners to achieve their full potential and thrive in their learning journeys.
About the AuthorDr. Nancy Akhavan has spent more than 30 years as an educator and consultant. Her work focuses on student support through literacy instruction and intervention, English Language Development, leadership development and organizational systems to increase student achievement. Currently, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Fresno State. She is the founder of Nancy Akhavan Consulting, Inc. Dr. Akhavan has been a bilingual teacher, principal of three schools, and a district administrator of a large urban district for ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science and World Languages. She also served as Assistant Superintendent Secondary Division in a large urban school district. Dr. Akhavan is recognized for her expertise in teaching literacy practices and has published twelve books that focus on instruction that increases student achievement, and has worked with districts and county offices in multiple states and internationally to increase student achievement in reading, writing, and in content areas.
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ISBN: 9781071904121
ISBN-10: 1071904124
Series: Corwin Literacy
Published: 1st September 2024
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 248
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: CORWIN PRESS, INC.
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.59
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