Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-318) and index
Machine generated contents note: pt. I GETTING READY -- 1. English Learners Learning Every Day: Who Are They? What Do They Need? -- 2. English Learners Need Explicit Direct Instruction: The Well-Crafted, Powerfully Taught Lesson -- 3. Checking for Understanding: How to Verify That English Learners Are Learning -- pt. II STRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS -- 4. Vocabulary Development: How to Teach English Learners New Words in Every Lesson -- 5. Language Objectives: How to Have English Learners Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing English in Every Lesson -- 6. Content Access Strategies: How to Make English Easier to Understand for English Learners -- pt. III INTEGRATING STRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS INTO EDI LESSONS -- 7. How to Present a Learning Objective to English Learners -- 8. How to Activate Prior Knowledge for English Learners -- 9. How to Teach Concepts to English Learners: Concept Development -- 10. How to Teach Skills to English Learners and Provide Guided Practice -- 11. How to Teach Lesson Importance to English Learners -- 12. How to Close a Lesson and Provide Independent Practice and Periodic Review for English Learners -- 13. Well-Crafted, Powerfully Taught Lessons: Implementing Explicit Direct Instruction for English Learners -- Appendices -- Appendix A Sample Explicit Direct Instruction Lessons For English Learners -- Appendix B How to Manage the Classroom for Pair-Shares -- Appendix C Why Pair-Shares Are Important for English Learners -- Appendix D How to Address Subskill Gaps -- Appendix E English Phonemes -- Appendix F Teach English Learners on Grade Level -- Appendix G Guidelines for Designing Standards-Based Pacing Guides -- Appendix H How to Design an EDI Learning Objective for English Learners
This book is designed to help teachers deliver effective lessons that can significantly improve achievement for their English language learners. In this teacher-friendly book, the authors combine educational theory, brain research, and data analysis in a step-by-step guide for using the Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) method with English language learners. Written in an entertaining, teacher-friendly, easy-to-read style with classroom examples, boxed features, and detailed sample lessons, the book covers checking for understanding, lesson objectives, activating prior knowledge, concept and skills development, guided practice, and much more
