Teaching science to English language learners building on students' strengths /

Other Authors: Rosebery, Ann S., Warren, Beth.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : NSTA, National Science Teachers Association, [2008]
Physical Description: xv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Essay : creating a foundation through student conversation / Ann S. Rosebery and Cynthia Ballenger
  • A teacher's perspective : science talks / Mary Rizzuto
  • Essay : using students' conversational styles / Josiane Hudicourt-Barnes and Cynthia Ballenger
  • Essay : encouraging students' imagination / Mark S. Ogonowski
  • Essay : using everyday experience to teach science / Beth Warren and Ann S. Rosebery
  • A teacher's perspective : using students' experience to understand science / Renote Jean-François
  • Essay : what is academic language? / James Paul Gee
  • Essay : what is the vocabulary of science? / Catherine Snow
  • Case study : vocabulary / Beth Warren
  • Essay : what is culture? / Norma González
  • Case study : using students' cultural resources in teaching / Cathy Amanti, Norma González, and Luis Moll
  • A teacher's perspective : what is culture? / Ana Vaisenstein
  • Essay : learning a second language / Ellen Bialystok
  • Case study : using two languages to learn science / Cynthia Ballenger
  • A teacher's perspective : learning a second language / Ana Vaisenstein
  • Essay : programs for teaching English language learners / Fred Genesee and Donna Christian
  • A teacher's perspective : programs for teaching English language learners / Mary Rizzuto
  • Essay : creating culturally responsive learning communities / Eugene E. García and Okhee Lee
  • A teacher's perspective : creating culturally responsive learning communities / Ana Vaisenstein
  • Essay : what is equity in science education? / Walter G. Secada
  • A teacher's perspective : what is equity in science education? / Mary Rizzuto
  • Conclusion : reconceptualizing diversity in the science classroom / Beth Warren and Ann S. Rosebery.