Engaging English Learners Through Access to Standards : A Team-Based Approach to Schoolwide Student Achievement - Michele B. Fairbairn

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Engaging English Learners Through Access to Standards

A Team-Based Approach to Schoolwide Student Achievement

By: Michele B. Fairbairn, Stephaney Jones-Vo

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Paperback | 5 August 2015

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224 Pages

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Use this six-part strategy for measurable, cross-curricular EL achievement!

How can districts and schools successfully promote academic English language development through teaching content knowledge and standards-based skills and abilities? This thoroughly researched book provides concrete answers. Youâll find practical steps and ideas for developing collaborative, cross-curricular programs that address EL-specific needs. Clear tables and templates, essays, expert research, and real-life teacher and parent stories illuminate best practices for appropriate standards-based instruction that gets results.

Using the authorsâ six-part ENGAGE Model, youâll learn to:

Establish a shared vision for serving ELs
Name the expertise to utilize within collaborative teams
Gather and analyze EL-specific data
Align standards-based assessments and grading to ELsâ linguistic and content development
Ground standards-based instruction in both content and language development
Examine results to inform next steps

Use this groundbreaking guide to accelerate progress and ensure effective instruction for all ELs!

"Learning requires attention, engagement, and quality instruction. This book provides all three necessary components in one place; a model that teachers can use to ensure that their English learners achieve."
-Douglas Fisher
San Diego State University

"This book should be a mandatory must read for all educators as we continue to serve our diverse student populations and strive to ensure we are honestly reaching academic achievement for each and every student!"
-Michele R. Dean
Coordinator,Ventura Unified School District

Industry Reviews

"When it comes to effective instruction for English learners, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. The ENGAGE model described in this book provides educators with a powerful framework for mobilizing the collective energies and talents of all stakeholders within the school and district in order to position English learners for academic success." -- Jim Cummins, Professor Emeritus "Learning requires attention, engagement, and quality instruction. This book provides all three necessary components in one place; a model that teachers can use to ensure that their English learners achieve." -- Douglas Fisher "This book should be a mandatory must read for all educators as we continue to serve our diverse student populations and strive to ensure we are honestly reaching academic achievement for each and every student!" -- Michele R. Dean, Coordinator

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