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The first handbook to explore the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in elementary and secondary education (K-12)

The number of students being educated in English has grown significantly in modern times globalization, immigration, and evolving educational policies have prompted an increased need for English language learner (ELL) education. The Handbook of TESOL in K-12 combines contemporary research and current practices to provide a comprehensive overview of the origins, evolution, and future direction of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at the elementary and secondary levels (K-12). Exploring the latest disciplinary and interdisciplinary issues in the field, this is a first-of-its-kind Handbook and contributions are offered from a team of internationally-renowned scholars.

Comprehensive in scope, this essential Handbook covers topics ranging from bilingual language development and technology-en

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“Overall the book is highly recommended for teaching preparation programs, raising classroom teachers and specialists’ awareness of the advocate role they should assume in current multilingual classrooms.” - Laura Dubcovsky, University of California, Davis for LINGUIST List, Issue 31.799

"Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals." -- CHOICE, May 2020



Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors ix

1 Key Concepts and Issues in TESOL in K‐12 1
Luciana C. de Oliveira

Section 1 – Key Issues in Teaching ESOL Students in K‐12 9

2 Plurilingual Learners and Schooling: A Sociocultural Perspective 11
Margaret R. Hawkins

3 Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practices for K‐12 ESOL Learners 25
Kristen C. Wilcox, Gretchen P. Oliver, Karen M. Gregory, and Lisa (Fang) Yu

4 A Developmental and Contextual Perspective on Academic Language 41
Maria Estela Brisk and Zhongfeng Tian

5 Language Rights and Policy in K‐12 TESOL 55
Wayne E. Wright

6 Translanguaging as an Act of Transformation: Restructuring Teaching and Learning for Emergent Bilingual Students 69
Tatyana Kleyn and Ofelia Garcia

7 Incorporating Global Englishes in K‐12 Classrooms 83
Ali Fuad Selvi

Section 2 – Pedagogical Issues and Practices in TESOL in K‐12 Education 101

Practices and Pedagogies for TESOL in K‐12 Education 103

8 Many Ways to Build a Model: Content-Based ESL Instruction Models and Approaches in K-12 105
Kate Mastruserio Reynolds and Judith B. O’Loughlin

9 Promoting Educational Equity in Assessment Practices 129
Margo Gottlieb and Gisela Ernst‐Slavit

10 Digital Age Teaching for English Learners 149
Heather Parris and Lisa M. Estrada

11 Multimodal Literacies in Teaching and Learning English In and Outside of School 163
Youngjoo Yi, Dong‐shin Shin, and Tony Cimasko

Teaching Skills and Content Areas 179

12 Shifting from the Teaching of Oral Skills to the Development of Oracy 181
Aida Walqui

13 Effective Practices for Teaching Reading to Emergent Bilinguals in K‐12 Classes 199
David Freeman and Yvonne Freeman

14 New Descriptions of Metalanguage for Supporting English Language Learners’Writing in the Early Years: A Discourse Perspective 213
Sally L. Humphrey and Jing Hao

15 Problematizing Current Vocabulary Instruction Frameworks: Where Does Student Knowledge Fit? 231
Socorro G. Herrera, Melissa A. Holmes, and Shabina K. Kavimandan

16 Paradigm Shifts in the Teaching of Grammar in K‐12 ESL/EFL Contexts: A Case for a Social‐Semiotic Perspective 249
Meg Gebhard, Kathryn Accurso, and I An Chen

17 Teaching Mathematics to Emergent Bilinguals 265
Holly Hansen‐Thomas and Anita Bright

18 Teaching Science to English Language Learners: Current Research and Practices in the Field of Science Education 277
Alandeom W. Oliveira, Molly Weinburgh, Effie McBride, Trisha Bobowski, and Rebecca Shea

19 Teaching English Language Arts to Emergent to Advanced Bilinguals: Current Research, Theories, and Pedagogical Practices 291
Sharon L. Smith and Luciana C. de Oliveira

20 Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners: Current Research, Theories, and Pedagogical Practices 307
Ashley Taylor Jaffee and Paul J. Yoder

21 Arts‐Based Pedagogy for Teaching English Learners 323
Christian Faltis

Section 3 – School Personnel Preparation for TESOL in K‐12 339

22 Preparing Teachers to Be Advocates for English Learners 341
Heather A. Linville and Diane Staehr Fenner

23 Preparing TESOL Specialists for K‐12 Contexts 357
Kristen Lindahl and Laura Baecher

24 Preparing Content Teachers to Work with Multilingual Students 371
Kara Mitchell Viesca and Annela Teemant

25 Preparing Multicultural and Multilingual Teachers to Work with Diverse Students in K‐12 387
Lia D. Kamhi‐Stein and Anna V. Osipova

26 Preparing Teachers for Co‐Teaching and Collaboration 405
Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria G. Dove

27 Intersecting Leadership and English Learner Specialty: The Nexus of Creativity, Resistance, and Advocacy 423
Trish Morita‐Mullaney

Index 441

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 26/04/2019
      ISBN13: 9781119421740, 978-1119421740
      ISBN10: 1119421748
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      Book Synopsis

      The first handbook to explore the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in elementary and secondary education (K-12)

      The number of students being educated in English has grown significantly in modern times globalization, immigration, and evolving educational policies have prompted an increased need for English language learner (ELL) education. The Handbook of TESOL in K-12 combines contemporary research and current practices to provide a comprehensive overview of the origins, evolution, and future direction of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at the elementary and secondary levels (K-12). Exploring the latest disciplinary and interdisciplinary issues in the field, this is a first-of-its-kind Handbook and contributions are offered from a team of internationally-renowned scholars.

      Comprehensive in scope, this essential Handbook covers topics ranging from bilingual language development and technology-en

      Trade Review

      “Overall the book is highly recommended for teaching preparation programs, raising classroom teachers and specialists’ awareness of the advocate role they should assume in current multilingual classrooms.” - Laura Dubcovsky, University of California, Davis for LINGUIST List, Issue 31.799

      "Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through professionals." -- CHOICE, May 2020



      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors ix

      1 Key Concepts and Issues in TESOL in K‐12 1
      Luciana C. de Oliveira

      Section 1 – Key Issues in Teaching ESOL Students in K‐12 9

      2 Plurilingual Learners and Schooling: A Sociocultural Perspective 11
      Margaret R. Hawkins

      3 Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practices for K‐12 ESOL Learners 25
      Kristen C. Wilcox, Gretchen P. Oliver, Karen M. Gregory, and Lisa (Fang) Yu

      4 A Developmental and Contextual Perspective on Academic Language 41
      Maria Estela Brisk and Zhongfeng Tian

      5 Language Rights and Policy in K‐12 TESOL 55
      Wayne E. Wright

      6 Translanguaging as an Act of Transformation: Restructuring Teaching and Learning for Emergent Bilingual Students 69
      Tatyana Kleyn and Ofelia Garcia

      7 Incorporating Global Englishes in K‐12 Classrooms 83
      Ali Fuad Selvi

      Section 2 – Pedagogical Issues and Practices in TESOL in K‐12 Education 101

      Practices and Pedagogies for TESOL in K‐12 Education 103

      8 Many Ways to Build a Model: Content-Based ESL Instruction Models and Approaches in K-12 105
      Kate Mastruserio Reynolds and Judith B. O’Loughlin

      9 Promoting Educational Equity in Assessment Practices 129
      Margo Gottlieb and Gisela Ernst‐Slavit

      10 Digital Age Teaching for English Learners 149
      Heather Parris and Lisa M. Estrada

      11 Multimodal Literacies in Teaching and Learning English In and Outside of School 163
      Youngjoo Yi, Dong‐shin Shin, and Tony Cimasko

      Teaching Skills and Content Areas 179

      12 Shifting from the Teaching of Oral Skills to the Development of Oracy 181
      Aida Walqui

      13 Effective Practices for Teaching Reading to Emergent Bilinguals in K‐12 Classes 199
      David Freeman and Yvonne Freeman

      14 New Descriptions of Metalanguage for Supporting English Language Learners’Writing in the Early Years: A Discourse Perspective 213
      Sally L. Humphrey and Jing Hao

      15 Problematizing Current Vocabulary Instruction Frameworks: Where Does Student Knowledge Fit? 231
      Socorro G. Herrera, Melissa A. Holmes, and Shabina K. Kavimandan

      16 Paradigm Shifts in the Teaching of Grammar in K‐12 ESL/EFL Contexts: A Case for a Social‐Semiotic Perspective 249
      Meg Gebhard, Kathryn Accurso, and I An Chen

      17 Teaching Mathematics to Emergent Bilinguals 265
      Holly Hansen‐Thomas and Anita Bright

      18 Teaching Science to English Language Learners: Current Research and Practices in the Field of Science Education 277
      Alandeom W. Oliveira, Molly Weinburgh, Effie McBride, Trisha Bobowski, and Rebecca Shea

      19 Teaching English Language Arts to Emergent to Advanced Bilinguals: Current Research, Theories, and Pedagogical Practices 291
      Sharon L. Smith and Luciana C. de Oliveira

      20 Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners: Current Research, Theories, and Pedagogical Practices 307
      Ashley Taylor Jaffee and Paul J. Yoder

      21 Arts‐Based Pedagogy for Teaching English Learners 323
      Christian Faltis

      Section 3 – School Personnel Preparation for TESOL in K‐12 339

      22 Preparing Teachers to Be Advocates for English Learners 341
      Heather A. Linville and Diane Staehr Fenner

      23 Preparing TESOL Specialists for K‐12 Contexts 357
      Kristen Lindahl and Laura Baecher

      24 Preparing Content Teachers to Work with Multilingual Students 371
      Kara Mitchell Viesca and Annela Teemant

      25 Preparing Multicultural and Multilingual Teachers to Work with Diverse Students in K‐12 387
      Lia D. Kamhi‐Stein and Anna V. Osipova

      26 Preparing Teachers for Co‐Teaching and Collaboration 405
      Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria G. Dove

      27 Intersecting Leadership and English Learner Specialty: The Nexus of Creativity, Resistance, and Advocacy 423
      Trish Morita‐Mullaney

      Index 441

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