Sharing Our Knowledge Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners in Schools

To complete the course ECUR 415.3: Current Issues in EAL, students are required to submit a final paper that reflects their growing knowledge about English as an Additional Language (EAL). EAL is the term used in Saskatchewan to describe students who speak languages other than English and require ad...

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Main Author: Prokopchuk, Nadia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] OPENPRESS.USASK.CA [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Welcoming Environments and Cultural Responsiveness
  • 1 - Impact of Culture on EAL Students' Education
  • 2 - The Importance of Culturally Responsive Teaching
  • 3 - Supporting Newcomer EAL Students in the Elementary Classroom: The First Weeks
  • 4 - Teaching EAL Students: Children of Two Language Worlds
  • 5 - Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
  • 6 - Intercultural Competence and the Inclusive Classroom
  • Part 2: Classroom Support for EAL Learners
  • 7- Instructional Strategies to Support EAL Learners at Various Stages of the CFR
  • 8 - Supporting the Needs of EAL Learners
  • 9 - The Power of Visual Notetaking: Empowering EAL Student Learning in the Classroom
  • 10 - The Importance of Meaningful and Consistent Assessment Practices
  • 11 - Support and Resources for EAL Students and Teachers
  • Part 3: Settlement and Refugee Support
  • 12 - Integration of Newcomers in Saskatchewan Schools: The Role of Settlement Workers
  • 13 - Accessing Academic Language in Math and Science for Refugee Learners
  • 14 - Supporting Refugee English Language Learners in Canadian Classrooms
  • Part 4: EAL Learners with Special Learning Challenges
  • 15 - Trauma and its Impact on Learning
  • 16 - Distinguishing Between a Language Acquisition Problem and Learning Challenges in ELL Students
  • 17 - Disproportionate Representation of English Language Learners in Special Education