Learning in Two Languages

Following this introduction is the two page handout I created to give out at my session “Learning Content in Two Languages” at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE) Conference on October 24th, 2008 (http://www.tabe.org/main/index.php)and my presentation “Scaffolding Content Learning in Two Languages” at the Texas Woman’s University’s Billie J. Askew Early Literacy Institute on November 11th, 2008 (http://www.twu.edu/ce/2008Institute.asp). The content of the presentations is not the same because the first one focuses more on language and the second more on specific areas of content learning, although the topics are similar. The recent resources I found helpful for both topics overlapped due to limited recent professional writing that actually addresses the mother tongue aspects of bilingual learning in the U.S.

Driving to Denton to borrow and return media equipment is less expensive than paying the fees conferences now charge to provide equipment, but only if one discounts the time involved. Therefore, I have decided to use alternative ways of sharing useful information in the three conference presentations I am making in the next three weeks.

For the two presentations listed above, I will share easy access to resources I consulted and found helpful in arriving at the ideas I have synthesized and evaluated for the presentations by posting the handout I prepared here, so that it can be downloaded and session participants and others can use the links in the handout directly to view the resources, rather than typing in URLs from the handout.  

For the other presentation “Perils and Promise of Error Correction for Second Language Writers” at the Texas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Conference (TexTESOL) on November 7th, 2008 (http://www.textesolv.org/), I will be sharing the research which served as a basis for a chapter entitled “Improving the Writing Skills of Preservice Bilingual Teacher Education Candidates”, which I wrote for a monograph titled Current Issues and Best Practice in Bilingual and ESL Education, Fall 2008 (eds. Phap Dam and Melinda Cowart). Given the anticipated small size of this session “Perils and Promise of Error Correction for Second Language Writers” in a Board Room which probably accommodates 15-20 persons , I used copies of the article as handouts. If you attended that session and were one of two who arrived after the copies had all been taken, please email me with a street address and I will mail you a copy, as I have not yet secured permission to post a copy of the article online.

Direct Access Resources for those who support students who are Learning in Two Languages

(conference presentations and lectures by Rita Deyoe-Chiullan, Ph.D. Oct-Nov’08)

ritadeyoe@yahoo.com , http://maestrostexas.edublogs.org , http://www.maestrostexas.com

Sample Chapters available online (www.heinemann.com)

*Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning: Teaching Second Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom by Pauline Gibbons, Foreword by Jim Cummins

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00366.aspx

*Academic Literacy in the English Classroom: Helping Underprepared and Working Class Students Succeed in College edited by Carolyn R. Boiarsky  (Ch. 5 “Challenging But Safe Environments: Helping Students Succeed in College Writing” by Kelly Belanger and Diane Panozzo

http://books.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/0525/chapter5.pdf

A Quick Guide to Boosting English Acquisition in Choice Time, K-2 by  Alison Porcelli, Cheryl Tyler, Lucy Calkins

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E02615.aspx

Diverse Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: Strategies for Supporting ALL Students Across Content Areas–English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Gifted/Talented Students Edited by Reynaldo Ramirez, Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E01313.aspx

Stage by Stage: A Handbook for Using Drama in the Second Language Classroom by  Ann Burke, Julie O’Sullivan Foreword by Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00380.aspx

7 Steps to Success in Dual Language Immersion: A Brief Guide for Teachers and Administrators by Lore Carrera-Carrillo, Annette Rickert Smith

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00992.aspx

A How-to Guide for Teaching English Language Learners In the Primary Classroom by Pat Barrett Dragan

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00700.aspx

Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use by Stephen D. Krashen http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00554.aspx

Research-Based Strategies for English Language Learners: How to Reach Goals and Meet Standards, K-8 by Denise M. Rea, Sandra P. Mercuri, Foreword by Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00810.aspx

Second Grade Writers: Units of Study to Help Children Focus on Audience and Purpose by

Stephanie Parsons, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E01031.aspx

Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms, Second Edition by David E. Freeman, Yvonne S. Freeman,

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00801.aspx

When English Language Learners Write: Connecting Research to Practice, K-8

By Katharine Davies Samway

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00633.aspx

Word Wise and Content Rich, Grades 7-12: Five Essential Steps to Teaching Academic Vocabulary by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey Foreword by Karen Bromley

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E01382.aspx

Working with English Language Learners: Answers to Teachers’ Top Ten Questions

By Stephen Cary

http://books.heinemann.com/products/E00985.aspx

Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers: How to Help Students Succeed Across Content Areas Yvonne S. Freeman, David E. Freeman, Foreword by Robert Marzanohttp://books.heinemann.com/products/E01136.aspx Introduction&Chapter2http://books.heinemann.com/shared/onlineresources/E01136/new_Academ_Lang_sample.pdf

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Assessment Accommodations Toolkit from CEEE at George Washington University

http://ceee.gwu.edu/AA/SEAtoolkit.html

 

LPAC Updates from TAMU-Corpus Christi Institute for Second Language Achievement

http://ell.tamucc.edu/LPACupdate.html

 

Direct Access Resources for those who support students who are Learning in Two Languages

(conference presentations and lectures by Rita Deyoe-Chiullan, Ph.D. Oct-Nov’08)

ritadeyoe@yahoo.com , http://maestrostexas.edublogs.org , http://www.maestrostexas.com

Webinar Archives from West Ed—Schools Moving Up

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/query/q/19 Recommended for ELL Educators:

October 8, 2008

English Learner Literacy Development through Formative Assessment of Oral Language

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/3046

April 30, 2008

Critical Science Vocabulary

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2628

April 22, 2008

A County Immersed in Vocabulary

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2708

April 17, 2008

Using Formative Assessments to Accelerate the Academic Achievement of English Learners http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2801

April 9, 2008

The Key Three Routine: Comprehension Strategy Instruction

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2690

March 18, 2008

A School Immersed in Vocabulary http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2692

January 23, 2008

Building Oral Language into the Basal (Research from CREATE)

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2447

November 8, 2007

Making Standards-based Lessons Understandable for English Learners: The SIOP Model (Research from CREATE) http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2058

October 24, 2007

Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2057

October 3, 2007

Reading Science for Understanding in Middle and High School

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/1532

September 6, 2007

Learning All-Purpose Academic Words (Research from CREATE)

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/2056

June 14, 2007

Findings from the National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth (Research from CREATE) http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/1574

May 24, 2007

Word Lists: Choices and Uses http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/1786

April 5, 2007

Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent ELLs (Research from CREATE)

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/1573

January 29, 2007

What’s Happening in Vocabulary Research? http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/1401

November 30, 2006

Teaching Science: How to Really Give Universal Access to English Learners

http://www.schoolsmovingup.net/cs/wested/view/e/1105

New Books to Own and Use

Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for Teaching K-12 Learners, 5^th ed. Suzanne F. Peregoy, Owen F. Boyle (New York: Pearson: Allyn & Bacon, 2008) ISBN 0205611362 http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,3110,0205593240,00.html

Instructional Assessment of English Language Learners in the K-8 Classroom.

Diane K. Brantley (New York: Pearson: Allyn & Bacon, 2007) ISBN 0205455999

http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,3110,0205455999,00.html

Spacing is unreliable when one is trying to cut and paste!!!

 

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