What's Different About Teaching Reading to Students Learning English? provides teacher trainers with a research-based curriculum to guide the professional development of classroom and ESL teachers who teach reading in classes where some or all of the students are English language learners.
The Trainer's Manual contains everything needed to conduct a workshop or series of workshops for teachers of English language learners in elementary and middle schools. 2007. (711 pp).
Features
- Workshop-ready materials
- Sample lesson plans
- Teachers’ reflections on instructional practices
- Summaries of reading research for L1 and L2 readers from the National Literacy Panel Report
- A chapter that addresses content area reading and study skills for middle school students
- A chapter on beginning reading and first language influences
The Study Guide contains activity materials and readings for participants' use during the workshop. It also serves as a handy reference following the workshop experience. 2007. (278 pp).
The DVD, Why Reading Is Hard, provides examples of what makes learning to read in English hard and leads viewers to examine the reading skills that they know and use automatically. 2007. (DVD 42 minutes)
The CD-ROM provides presentation materials in three convenience formats: PowerPoint, PDF, and transparency masters.
The workshop format is flexible and may follow a number of different schedules, depending on school and district needs. The complete program requires 45 hours but is easily adapted to local needs and time frames.
The complete What’s Different package contains the Trainer’s Manual, Study Guide, Why Reading is Hard DVD, and a CD-ROM of the presentation materials.
Study Guides are required for each workshop participant as well. You may order those from the CAL Store by clicking here.
Learn more about CAL's professional development services based on What's Different? or download a sample of the materials.