This work offers practical guidance for teachers working with bilingual pupils in mainstream primary and secondary education and aims to help teachers make the curriculum as accessible as possible to these children. It provides examples of the good practice that has evolved around teaching bilingual children in the classroom. The book includes: advice on how to tackle subject areas; guidance on planning lessons; photocopiable proformas for use in planning; case studies; suggested approaches for dealing with common difficulties in texts; and advice on working with bilingual parents. Teachers, student teachers, teaching assistants, English as a second language (ESL) and English as an additional language (EAL) co-ordinators should find this book helps them work effectively with bilingual children in mainstream settings.
By:
Geri Smyth Imprint: David Fulton Publishers Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 294g ISBN:9781853468766 ISBN 10: 1853468762 Pages: 124 Publication Date:23 June 2003 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Geri Smyth is Lecturer in Primary Education at Strathclyde University, with a particular interest in mainstream support for bilingual learners. She regularly delivers INSET to primary and secondary teachers.