Book Bridges for ESL Students Using Young Adult and Children's Literature to Teach ESL,9780810842137

Book Bridges for ESL Students Using Young Adult and Children's Literature to Teach ESL

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ISBN13: 9780810842137
ISBN10: 0810842130
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-02-05
Publisher(s): Scarecrow Press
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Summary

Books written for children or teens can serve as a valuable teaching tool for language attractive illustrations and easy vocabulary deal with familiar situations, so that language is acquired easily and the students maintain a high degree of interest. Book Bridges is a complete teaching resource, replete with activities, suggested materials for classroom use, and lesson plans. Reid has carefully reviewed and recommended dozens of audience-appropriate books, for which she provides practice exercises and thought-provoking assignments. Lesson plans address the needs of an entire class or can be tailored for the small group or individual tutoring session. Every teacher needs this guide in his or her teacher's toolbox!

Author Biography

Suzanne Reid is an assistant professor at Emory & Henry College in Appalachian Virginia, where she teaches courses in literature for young adults and children and English as a second language.

Table of Contents

First Encounters
1(11)
Literature in the ESL Classroom: A Rationale
11(10)
Multiple Passes
21(14)
Using Picture Books for Basic-Level Learners
35(14)
Teaching History
49(18)
Teaching Science and Math
67(14)
Focus on Multicultural Themes
81(14)
When Most Students Don't Speak English
95(12)
Special Populations
107(10)
Bibliography 117(8)
Selected Annotated Bibliography of Resources for Teachers 125(6)
Index 131(6)
About the Author 137

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