Teachers, headteachers, and other educators work with students who come from a wide range of cultural backgrounds and speak a multitude of languages. This book covers teaching language learners whose native languages are: Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Tagalog, Haitian Creole, Navajo, Hmong, Cantonese, and Korean. The author also offers practical resources to aid teachers in basic communication with ELL students and their families.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Publisher's Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Spanish
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
2. Vietnamese
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
3. Hmong
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
4. Chinese (Cantonese)
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
5. Korean
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
6. Haitian Creole
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
7. Arabic
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
8. Russian
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
9. Tagalog
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
10. Navajo
Cultural Facts
Useful Phrases
Picture Dictionaries
Translated Parent Letters
11. Reading Tests
Reading Tests: First Grade
Reading Tests: Third Grade
Reading Tests: Fifth Grade
References
Additional Resources
