Science for English Language Learners

by: Eugenia Mora-Flores, Dolores Beltran, Lilia Sarmiento

Perfect for K-12 English language learners classrooms, this professional resource demonstrates how academic language can and should be developed during science instruction. It provides rich strategies and ideas for academic language development in science for English language learners while demonstrating the 5E model of instruction-Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, and Evaluate. Filled with great stories and vignettes, teachers will enjoy reading this book while learning how to develop students' language abilities in science and improve English language learners' content knowledge. This resource helps teachers understand further how to model, activate prior knowledge, question, and explicitly develop students' language abilities.