Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kit for Primary Teachers - Third Edition

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The Third Edition Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kit equips busy mainstream primary teachers with practical guidance for working with limited-English-proficient (LEP) migrant students. Strategies emphasize cultural understanding, effective classroom instruction, and engagement methods such as total physical response, cooperative learning, language experience approaches, dialogue journals, and games. Guidance also covers improving reading and writing, integrating math with language development, using alternative assessment, supporting family involvement, and providing additional resources including Spanish exercises and learning materials.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages198

Reading Time8 h 19 min

AccessFree to download

Overview

Cultural Understanding for Teachers

Involving LEP Students in the Mainstream Classroom

Improving Reading and Writing

Math Exercises with Language Development

Alternative Assessment Methods

Involving Language Minority Parents

Additional Resources

ED 427918 TITLE INSTITUTION SPONS AGENCY PUB DATE NOTE CONTRACT AVAILABLE FROM PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS ABSTRACT DOCUMENT RESUME RC 021815 Help!They Don't Speak English Starter Kit for PrimaryTeachers.A Resource Guide for Educators of Limited EnglishProficient Migrant Students,Grades Pre-K-6.Third Edition.State Univ.of New York,Oneonta.Coll.at Oneonta.EasternStream Center on Resources and Training.;Region IV Comprehensive Center,Arlington,VA.;Appalachia EducationalLab.,Charleston,WV.;Center for Applied Linguistics,Washington,DC.;Educational Testing Service,Tucker,GA.;Region XIV Comprehensive Center,Tucker,GA.Department of Education,Washington,DC.1998-00-00 197p.;For second edition,see ED 347024.S283A50018;S283A50007 Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training(ESCORT),Bugbee Hall,Room 305,Oneonta,NYY 13820;Tel:800-451-8058(free). Guides -Classroom -Teacher(052)MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. *Classroom Techniques;Cultural Awareness;*EducationalStrategies;English(Second Language);InstructionalMaterials;*Limited English Speaking;Migrant Children;*Migrant Education;Parent Participation;Parent SchoolRelationship;Primary Education;*Second Language Instruction;Student Evaluation;Teaching Guides;TeachingMethods This new edition provides helpful information to busymainstream teachers seeking practical advice on how they can more effectivelyinclude,instruct,and nurture limited-English-proficient(LEP)migrantstudents.Most of the strategies promoted are recommended for all students,not just LEP students.Chapter 1 presents cultural information to helpteachers better understand and appreciate language-minority migrant studentsand their families.Chapter 2 provides strategies for involving LEP studentsin the mainstream classroom:total physical response,cooperative learning,language experience approach,dialogue journals,and games.Chapters 3 and 4introduce strategies for improving the reading and writing abilities of LEPstudents.Chapter 5 presents math exercises and strategies that combine basicmath skills with language development activities.Chapter 6 proposesalternative assessment methods to monitor the progress of LEP students,whooften cannot be fairly evaluated with the same criteria as mainstreamstudents.Chapter 7 offers suggestions for involving language minorityparents in their children's education.Each of these chaptes contains someequivalent exercises in Spanish and a list of resources.Chapter 8 providesmore general resources:organizations and institutions serving linguistic andcultural minorities,teacher training materials,legal framework for servingLEP students,selected English-as-a-second-language software,on-lineresources for teachers and students,comprehensive regional assistancecenters,desegregation assistance centers,and research centers.Chapter 9contains 14 articles of interest.(TD) ED 427918 # They Don't Speak EnglishStarter Kit for Primary Teachers U.S.DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONO/hce otEducatonnRegBrch and ImorovemenEDUCATIONAL RESOUBCES INFORMATIONCENTER (ERIC)地This document has been reproduced asreceived from the person or organization □ Minor changes have been made to ●Points of view or opinions stated in thisdocument do not necessarily representofticial OERl position or policy Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training (ESCORT)Region IV Comprehensive Center at三LRegion XIV Comprehensive Center/Center for Applied Linguistics 2 "'BESTCOPY AVAILABLE # Help! They Don't Speak EnglishStarter Kit for Primary Teachers A resource guide for educators oflimited English proficient migrant students,grades Pre-K-6 Third Edition,1998 Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training(ESCORT)Region IV Comprehensive Center at AELRegion XIV Comprehensive Center/Center for Applied Linguistics The Comprehensive Centers work primarily with states,local education agencies (LEAs),tribes,schools,andother recipients of funds under the Improving Americas Schools Act(IASA).Prio

FAQs

What is the purpose of this Starter Kit for primary teachers?

It provides practical strategies to help mainstream teachers effectively include, instruct, and nurture limited-English-proficient (LEP) migrant students.

Which classroom approaches are recommended for involving LEP students?

The kit highlights strategies such as total physical response, cooperative learning, language experience approach, dialogue journals, and games.

How does the kit address evaluation of LEP students?

It proposes alternative assessment methods to monitor progress when LEP students cannot be fairly evaluated using the same criteria as mainstream students.

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