Promoting Learning for Bilingual Pupils 3-11

Opening Doors to Success
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4129-2083-4
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 214 mm x 301 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

Written by a team of teachers, this clear and accessible book shows readers how they can help bilingual learners in their classrooms to access the curriculum as effectively as possible.

Advice is included on:

- developing whole-school policies
- creating positive classroom settings to promote learning
- using drama
- supporting bilingual learners in the early years
- the importance of home-school links

There are also plenty of practical suggestions for ways to improve classroom practice, and some photocopiable material.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Conteh, Jean

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Grundschulen, Hauptschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Principles and Practices for Teaching Bilingual Learners
Promoting Positive Links between Home and School
Supporting Bilingual Learners in the Early Years
The Importance of Talk for Learning
Using a ‘Bilingual Approach’ to Promote Learning
Using Drama to Promote Learning
Promoting a Positive Whole-School Ethos
Rounding it Off

Über Autor(innen)

Conteh, Jean
Dr. Jean Conteh was senior lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Leeds, where she taught on the PGCE Primary course and on MA courses. She has worked in many countries and is a very experienced teacher educator. She has published widely in the field of EAL in primary education, both for teachers and for academic audiences. Her research focuses on ways to promote success for those pupils who are often labelled ‘disadvantaged’ in our education system, and covers the role of language in teaching and learning in primary classrooms and the expertise and professional roles of bilingual teachers.