Description
Book SynopsisNessel and Dixon show teachers how to effectively support English language development by using the Language Experience Approach.
David E. Freeman and Yvonne S. Freeman, Professors of Literacy, ESL, and Bilingual Education
The University of Texas at Brownsville
Provides the tools teachers need to use this natural way of helping English Language Learners. The Language Experience Approach makes language and language arts accessible to the students in need of basic skills.
Roberta E. Dorr, Associate Professor of Education
Trinity University, WA
Support ELLs while meeting the goals of your literacy curriculum!
English Language Learners (ELLs) enter the classroom with different levels of proficiencyand confidencein English. The Language Experience Approach offers K12 teachers an instructional framework and classroom strategies for meeting students at their level and helping them use their strengths as speakers and listeners
Trade Review
"Nessel and Dixon show teachers how to effectively support English language development by using the Language Experience Approach." -- David E. Freeman and Yvonne S. Freeman, Professors of Literacy, ESL, and Bilingual Education
"Provides teachers the tools they need to use this natural way of helping English Language Learners. The Language Experience Approach makes language and language arts accessible to the students in need of basic skills." -- Roberta E. Dorr, Associate Professor of Education
"Offers K-12 teachers in ESL a basic instructional method for meeting students at their different levels and helping them use listening skills to build reading skills. An outstanding approach ESL teachers will relish." -- The Bookwatch, July 2008
Table of Contents
Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction to the Language Experience Approach 1. The Value of LEA for English Language Learners: An Overview 2. Reading From Experience for Beginners 3. Reading From Experience for Intermediate Students 4. Reading From Experience for Advanced Students 5. Vocabulary and Word Recognition in an LEA Program 6. Writing in an LEA Program 7. Putting It All Together Appendix A: LEA and State Standards References Index
