Supporting Newcomer Students

Advocacy and Instruction for English Learners

Katharine Davies Samway, Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, Laura Alvarez

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WW Norton & Co
19 June 2020

Education

In this much-needed book, the authors marshal research and several decades of their own experience to provide instructional practices and activities that will help teachers develop newcomers as readers and writers of English and engage them in content learning across the curriculum. Equally important, they show how teachers can advocate for these vulnerable students, many of whom have experienced multiple challenges in their home countries or in the United States, including poverty, violence, and political persecution.

With chapters on assessment and second-language acquisition as well as reading, writing, speaking, and content learning, their book is a timely and comprehensive guide for any K–8 educator whose classroom or school includes newcomer students.

By: Katharine Davies Samway, Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, Laura Alvarez
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 682g
ISBN: 9780393714067
ISBN 10: 0393714063
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 19 June 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katharine Davies Samway, professor emerita at San José State University, has spent most of her adult life working with and on behalf of English learners, first as a teacher, then as a teacher educator/staff developer and researcher. All of her books focus on English learners, and topics include myths and realities surrounding English learners, linking writing research and practice, strategies for teaching ELs in grades K-8, and cross-age tutoring. Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, professor emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she was also Director of Teacher Education. She has worked with prospective and practicing teachers, parents, and teacher educators on projects devoted to enhancing the learning opportunities available to multilingual and immigrant children in schools and communities. Laura Alvarez has spent 20 years as a teacher, researcher, and professional development provider focused on supporting bilingual and immigrant students. She currently teaches middle school newcomer students in Oakland, CA and has taught all subjects in grades 4-8 in transitional bilingual, dual language, and sheltered English programs.

Reviews for Supporting Newcomer Students: Advocacy and Instruction for English Learners

This book offers a wealth of instructional practices designed to support newcomer students, but it does so much more than that. As readers, we gain a deeper under-standing of who these children are, the social, emotional, and economic supports they and their families need, and the rich diversity they bring to our classrooms. The authors cultivate within us the moral obligation to be these children's advocates as well as their teachers.--Dr. Elizabeth Jaeger, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, University of Arizona This is an outstanding book. It provides essential information about newcomers, their backgrounds, their needs, and their strengths; and it includes a step-by-step guide for supporting these youngsters in the classroom in today's uncertain world. Examples of how to teach both language and content are detailed, time-tested, accessible, and anchored in the wisdom of practice. It is a must-read for teacher educators, practicing teachers, and all future teachers.--Guadalupe Valdes, Ph.D., Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum Professor of Education, Stanford University