Making Science Accessible to English Learners
English Learners: Science
ISBN 978-0-914409-40-3 $24.95
This guidebook is for science teachers at the upper elementary, middle school, and high school levels who have had limited preparation for teaching science in classrooms where some students are also English learners. Included are powerful, concrete ways to help English learners engage with the language and processes of science:
- Rubrics to help teachers identify the most important language skills at five English language development (ELD) levels
- Practical guidance and tips from the field
- Seven scaffolding strategies for differentiating instruction
- Seven tools to promote the use of mathematical language
- Assessment techniques and accommodations to lower communication barriers for English learners
- Three integrated lesson scenarios demonstrating how to combine and embed these various strategies, tools, techniques, and approaches