Product Description

Unlike many texts in this field, Reading, Writing and Learning In ESL (K-12) takes a unique approach by exploring contemporary language acquisition theory as it relates to instruction and providing suggestions and methods for motivating and involving ELL students. Oral language, reading, and writing development in English for K-12 students.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #306070 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 464 pages

From the Back Cover
This Fourth Edition of Peregoy & Boyle's text continues the strengths of the third with its comprehensiveness and accessibility, providing a wealth of practical strategies for promoting literacy and language development in English language learners (K-12). Unlike many texts in this field, Reading, Writing and Learning In ESL takes a unique approach by exploring contemporary language acquisition theory as it relates to instruction and providing suggestions and methods for motivating and involving ELL students.

New to this Edition:

• Assessment has been updated throughout the book.
• New material on using standards in instruction included thoughtout the book provides practical applications on how to incorportate the standards in classroom activities.
• New examples of teaching strategies for middle and secondary school students.
• New material on sociocultural issues of language and language acquisition has been incorportated into Chapters 2 & 3.
• New Boxed Internet activititiesthoughtout the text are linked to chapter content.
• New discussion of education policy affecting English learners in the U.S with an in-depth analysis of how policy affects classroom teaching from incorporating the standards to the effect of high stakes testing.
• A chart listing new and updated Teaching Strategies ends each chapter with a summary of the strategies described in the chapter that includes the range of grades .
• New sections on comprehension and metacognition have been added to Chapters 8 to help students understand these two very important topics.
• Thoroughly updated and revised Suggested Reading sections in each chapter contain annotated information about each book or articles.
• Thoroughly updated bibliography references.
• Companion Website.

Reviewer Buzz:
“The questions at the beginning of each chapter are wonderful…”
Professor Lynn Cortina, University of Houston

“Both pre-service and in-service teachers attending my courses are enthusiastic about the book because of the teaching resources it offers as well as the adequate readability level.”
Professor Carla Paciotto, Western Illinois University

“Prospective ESL teachers will find this text as an indispensable tool, aiding them to take the helm when charting an effective plot for their students' educational success.”
Professor Francesco Bonavita, Kean University

Meet the Authors:
Suzanne F. Peregoy, Professor Emerita of Education, San Francisco State University, has taught teacher education courses in reading/language arts and bilingual education. She has been active in writing California's teacher education guidelines for preparing teachers to work with English language learners.

Owen F. Boyle, Professor Emeritus of Education, San Jose State University, has taught teacher preparation courses in reading /language arts. He has coordinated the ESL and Bilingual Programs at San Jose State University, and has also served as assistant director of the Bay Area Writing Project at the University of California, Berkeley.

About the Author
Karen Cadiero-Kaplan is an associate professor at San Diego State University in the Department of Policy Studies in Language and Cross Cultural Education, where she serves as coordinator and advisor for the department’s Master of Arts Program in Curriculum Development for Social Justice. Dr. Cadiero-Kaplan is also a former president of the California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL) and a member of the Bilingual Design Team for the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing. Her books include Bilingual Education and the Literacy Curriculum and The Living Work of Teachers: Ideology and Practice.

Customer Reviews

Supporting English Language Learners
Peregoy and Boyle have written an outstanding resource book for elementary and secondary school teachers who work with English Language Learners (ELLs). This book focuses on the literacy development for ELL students which is so critical to their success in education and in life. The book includes relevant research information pertaining to second language aquisition, literacy development, and cultural issues. Theory is transformed into practice with solid guidance for teachers working with ELLs in process writing, literature study, and content area studies. Background information, scaffolding techniques, in-depth teacheing strategies, and activity examples are seamlessly merged into a tremendously helpful resource guide which enables teachers to truly employ "best practices" in classrooms with ELLs. I first used this book while obtaining a Master's degree in education, and as a classroom teacher, have found it to be an invaluable resource. It is well worth the (relatively small) monetary and time investment for any teacher who cares about offering ELL students the bast instruction possible.

This book is great!!
I am currently studying to be a teacher and taking a course in teaching ESOL. Our class uses this book and believe or not, it's actually one of this textbooks you can't put down! The authors keep the audience interested by giving examples of real-life scenarios. I highly recommend this book to get a better view of how to make ESL students adapt to a new environment. Very beneficial!!

Thorough and practical
I use this as the text for a university level ESL Methods course. I've especially liked the authors use of specific classroom examples, as well as suggestions for learning activities that students can utilize. It is also full of suggestions for effective teaching strategies to use with ELLs.