Explicit Direct Instruction for English Learners

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Part I. Getting Ready 1. English Learners Learning Every Day: Who Are They? What Do They Need? 2. English Learners Need Explicit Direct Instruction: The Well-Crafted, Powerfully Taught Lesson 3. Checking for Understanding: How to Verify That English Learners Are Learning Part II. Strategies for English Learners 4. Vocabulary Development: How to Teach English Learners New Words in Every Lesson 5. Language Objectives: How to Have English Learners Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing English in Every Lesson 6. Content Access Strategies: How to Make English Easier to Understand for English Learners Part III. Integrating Strategies for English Learners Into EDI Lessons 7. How to Present a Learning Objective to English Learners 8. How to Activate Prior Knowledge for English Learners 9. How to Teach Concepts to English Learners: Concept Development 10. How to Teach Skills to English Learners and Provide Guided Practice 11. How to Teach Lesson Importance to English Learners 12. How to Close a Lesson and Provide Independent Practice and Periodic Review for English Learners 13. Well-Crafted, Powerfully-Taught Lessons: Implementing Explicit Direct Instruction for English Learners Appendices Annotated References Bibliography Index