Check out Lindsey's newest book, What are the REST of my Kids Doing? Fostering Independence in the K-2 Reading Workshop.
Supporting English Learners in the Reading Workshop
Practical instructional ideas, lessons, and differentiation strategies to support English learners in diverse classroom settings
With classrooms that are more diverse than ever before, how can we support Multilingual learners in ways that help them reap the same benefits from reading workshop that our English speaking students do? Lindsey Moses draws on her years of experience in classrooms to provide answers to teachers’ most common questions about getting started in a linguistically diverse workshop setting. She offers a wealth of practical ideas for supporting English learners through each component of the reading workshop. With research-based tips and guidance, Lindsey shares effective ways to modify your routines to meet the needs of every student in your classroom, including:
Lindsey’s instructional ideas, lesson examples, children’s literature suggestions, and differentiation strategies give you all the tools you need to implement a reading workshop that is as effective for your Multilingual learners as it is for your English speakers.
With classrooms that are more diverse than ever before, how can we support Multilingual learners in ways that help them reap the same benefits from reading workshop that our English speaking students do? Lindsey Moses draws on her years of experience in classrooms to provide answers to teachers’ most common questions about getting started in a linguistically diverse workshop setting. She offers a wealth of practical ideas for supporting English learners through each component of the reading workshop. With research-based tips and guidance, Lindsey shares effective ways to modify your routines to meet the needs of every student in your classroom, including:
- Planning and implementing units of study that are supportive of Multilingual learners
- Providing guided learning experiences for Multilingual learners during independent workshop time
- Creating learning opportunities for Multilingual learners to engage in meaningful experiences with both literature and informational texts.
Lindsey’s instructional ideas, lesson examples, children’s literature suggestions, and differentiation strategies give you all the tools you need to implement a reading workshop that is as effective for your Multilingual learners as it is for your English speakers.
Comprehension and English Language Learners: 25 Oral Reading Strategies that Cross Proficiency Levels
Oral reading is powerful enough to simultaneously support every student’s comprehension learning and scaffold Multilingual learners’ progress toward proficiency. But not just any kind of oral reading will do. To help everyone in your class, you need effective, engaging strategies that can motivate all readers and help them learn to make meaning with texts—the kind you’ll find in Comprehension and English Language Learners.
The 25 oral reading strategies in Comprehension and English Language Learners support students with differing levels of English proficiency during regular reading instruction—from beginners to those completely comfortable with their new language. Michael Opitz (coauthor of Goodbye Round Robin, Updated Edition) and Lindsey Guccione help you go beyond oral reading activities such as round robin or popcorn reading that have no research base and that can actually inhibit reading progress. With their strategies, you’ll instead help Multilingual language learners:
The 25 oral reading strategies in Comprehension and English Language Learners support students with differing levels of English proficiency during regular reading instruction—from beginners to those completely comfortable with their new language. Michael Opitz (coauthor of Goodbye Round Robin, Updated Edition) and Lindsey Guccione help you go beyond oral reading activities such as round robin or popcorn reading that have no research base and that can actually inhibit reading progress. With their strategies, you’ll instead help Multilingual language learners:
- *develop and monitor reading and listening comprehension
- *evaluate texts and engage with authors
- *learn social and academic vocabulary
- *connect writing, reading, speaking, listening, and viewing