From the Book - Second edition.
1. Scaffolding Language and Learning
An Introductory Story-and Some Implications for Teachers
EL Learners in the Mainstream Classroom: Some Key Issues
Views of Teaching and Learning
Suggestions for Further Reading
2. Classroom Talk: Creating contexts for Language Learning
What Helps Learners to Learn a New Language?
Classroom Talk and EL Learners
Suggestions for Further Reading
3. Collaborative Group Work and Second Language Learning
Making Group Work Effective
Some Suggestions for Group and Pair Activities Across the Curriculum
Activities Especially for Beginners
Developing and Maintaining Relationships
Suggestions for Further Reading
4. From Speaking to Writing in the Content Classroom
Using the Mode Continuum: From Speaking to Writing
Some Implications for the Classroom
Suggestions for Further Reading
5. Learning to Write in a Second Language and Culture
Some Challenges for EL Learners
Explicit Teaching About Writing
The Teaching and Learning Cycle
Additional Scaffolding for Young Learners and EL Beginners
A Scaffolded Approach to Writing
Assessing Students' Writing: What Their Texts Can Tell Us
Suggestions for Further Reading
6. Reading in a Second Language and Culture: Barriers and Bridges
Implications for EL Learners
Developing Phonemic Awareness: How Listening and Reading Interact
Building on Phonemic Awareness: Developing Phonic Knowledge
Choosing Books: A Reason for Turning the Page
Suggestions for Further Reading
7. Listening: An Active and Thinking Process
Making Sense of What We Hear
Implications for Teaching
Focusing on the Sounds of English
Suggestions for Further Reading
8. Developing an Integrated Curriculum: Learning Language, Learning Through Language, and Learning About Language
Integrating Language and Subject Learning: What Do We Need to Know?
Selecting Language-Based Activities for the Unit
Summarizing and Documenting Subject and Language Outcomes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Glossary of Teaching Activities
