Learning-Centered Schools
Helping Schools and Districts Turn Professional
Learning into Classroom Practice
Special Deals
It’s estimated that more than 50% of teachers feel inadequately prepared to academically support multilingual student growth. Instructional coaches can equip teachers within months to successfully implement high-impact strategies that engage not just English learners but everyone in the classroom. Gain tools and practices to design professional learning plans that incorporate targeted strategies with the support of an instructional coaching program. Instructional coaches and leaders will: -Understand multilingual learners’ unique needs -Maximize growth opportunities for multilingual learners throughout their day―not just in specialized small-group time -Learn how to design a professional learning plan tailored to their context -Foster supportive and productive teacher-coach relationships -Gain tools and practices to support implementation of professional learning plans -Gain high-impact teaching strategies that accelerate learning for multilingual learners Contents: Introduction Part 1: Foundations Chapter 1: The Multilingual Learner Chapter 2: The Professional Learning Plan Chapter 3: The Instructional Coach Chapter 4: Establishing a District Coaching Team Part 2: Implementation Chapter 5: Constructing Your Professional Learning Plan Chapter 6: Organizing Professional Learning for Your Instructional Coaches Chapter 7: Defining the Instructional Coaching Role Chapter 8: Adapting for Your Context Epilogue References and Resources Index
Authors Karen Johannesen Brock and Margarita Espino Calderón provide an evidence-based, whole-school approach for K–3 reading and writing. Bridging the science of language with second-language learning, this book equips educators with intentional, actionable strategies for vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing through an emphasis on academic discourse. K–3 teachers can now unlock literacy, achieve student success, and inspire multilingual learners through daily routines. Grades K–3 classroom teachers, specialist teachers, and school leaders can use this book to: -Discover new research-validated approaches to literacy instruction for multilingual learners -Expand multilingual learners’ vocabulary through explorations of cultural backgrounds and perspectives -Merge the science of reading, the science of literacy, and second-language learning practices to enhance multilingual learners’ literacy -Enforce language and literacy development through peer discussions and writing tasks -Shape educational policy to promote a healthy school culture that supports multilingual learners Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Getting to Know Multilingual Learners Chapter 2: Examining the Research About Teaching Literacy to Multilingual Learners Chapter 3: Building Vocabulary, Discourse, and Background Knowledge Chapter 4: Integrating Discourse Through Core Content Instruction Chapter 5: Guiding Multilingual Learners Through the Writing Process Chapter 6: Adopting a Whole-School Approach to Language, Literacy, and Content Epilogue Appendix References and Resources Index
Special Deals
It’s estimated that more than 50% of teachers feel inadequately prepared to academically support multilingual student growth. Instructional coaches can equip teachers within months to successfully implement high-impact strategies that engage not just English learners but everyone in the classroom. Gain tools and practices to design professional learning plans that incorporate targeted strategies with the support of an instructional coaching program. Instructional coaches and leaders will: -Understand multilingual learners’ unique needs -Maximize growth opportunities for multilingual learners throughout their day―not just in specialized small-group time -Learn how to design a professional learning plan tailored to their context -Foster supportive and productive teacher-coach relationships -Gain tools and practices to support implementation of professional learning plans -Gain high-impact teaching strategies that accelerate learning for multilingual learners Contents: Introduction Part 1: Foundations Chapter 1: The Multilingual Learner Chapter 2: The Professional Learning Plan Chapter 3: The Instructional Coach Chapter 4: Establishing a District Coaching Team Part 2: Implementation Chapter 5: Constructing Your Professional Learning Plan Chapter 6: Organizing Professional Learning for Your Instructional Coaches Chapter 7: Defining the Instructional Coaching Role Chapter 8: Adapting for Your Context Epilogue References and Resources Index
