[MOSAIC] 2nd language learners

[thomas]

Elaine Castro was a wonderful teacher who wrote an article ....if you can do
a search!  


On 5/6/07 7:33 AM, "Heather Wall" <heather_wall_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm hoping some of you can help me with my search - I've recently accepted a
> job as instructional coach at a school that is 99% Hispanic, 88% of whom
> qualify for ESOL services. Free and reduced lunch qualifications is way up
> there too. I'm looking for some books/articles that share success stories in
> situations similar to this. I can find info on schools that work with lots of
> economically disadvantaged kids, but we're unique in that we have so many 2nd
> language learners with so few 1st language students to serve as models. We're
> going to be working a lot on balanced literacy next year, with a focus on
> writing workshop, and so I feel like we're heading in the right direction. But
> what I would love is to read about schools that have been through this and
> succeeded, the strategies they used with their students and with teachers in
> professional learning.  Any ideas?  Thanks in advance for your help.
>  
> Heather Wall/ 3rd grade/ Georgia
> NBCT 2005
> Literacy: Reading - Language Arts
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