Reading Comprehension Strategies in Spanish Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy Courtesy of Linda Rowland, Education Director of The International Center – Encouraging Academic Success for English Language Learners Links to Organizations Supporting Bilingual Literacy Courtesy of Sara Beer, Reading Recovery/Descubriendo La Lectura Specialist Provides technical assistance on all issues related to migrant students and their families.Created excellent guides for educators of limited English proficient migrant students, grades Pre-K – 6 and young adults. A MUST for all teachers! Help! They Don’t Speak English Starter Kit, Primary Version Help! They Don’t Speak English Started Kit, Young Adult Version A nonprofit national membership organization which addresses the educational needs of language-minority students in the US. The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Bilingual Education and MinorityLanguages Affairs. (OBEMLA) and is operated by the George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Center for the Study of Language and Education. They have a newsline bulletin which is an excellent resource. Collects, analyzes and disseminates information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the United States. A US Department of Education source. Funds the Bilingual Clearinghouse, which publishes monographs and runs an on-line service. A membership organization for ESL and bilingual teachers. Publishes several journals and a newsletter, maintains on-line services, and advocates for ESL students, teachers and parents. See also: Spanish Resources Using Music and Games to Teach English as a Second Language Professional Resources for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
101 Word Games for Students of English As a Second or Foreign Language (Resource Books for Teachers of Young Students), George P. McCallum, ￥ 2,500
Between Worlds: Access to Second Language Acquisition, David E. Freeman, ￥ 3,568
ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for Success, Yvonne S. Freeman, ￥ 4,818
Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited-Formal-Schooling and Long-Term English Learners, Yvonne S. Freeman, ￥ 3,430
Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms, David E. Freeman, ￥ 3,049
Idioms for Aliens: A Grammar Revue of Plays and Verse, Ed Butts, $17.95
A Year In The Life Of An Esl Student: Idioms And Vocabulary You Can't Live Without, -, ￥ 10,186
Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners (Teaching Strategies Series), Adrienne L. Herrell, ￥ 5,175
Five-Minute Activities: A Resource Book of Short Activities (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers), Penny Ur, $31.68
Grammar Games: Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for EFL Students, Mario Rinvolucri, $31.82
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Myths and Realities: Best Practices for Language Minority Students, Denise McKeon, $0.78
Reading, Writing and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for K-12 Teachers (3rd Edition), Suzanne F. Peregoy, $4.01
Working with Second Language Learners: Answers to Teachers' Top Ten Questions, Stephen Cary, $1.95
Discussions that Work: Task-centred Fluency Practice (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers), Penny Ur, ￥ 5,205