Preparing quality educators for English language learners :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
research, policies and practices /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Kip Téllez, Hersch C. Waxman.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Mahwah, N.J. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
L. Erlbaum Associates,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (ix, 209 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preparing Quality Teachers for English Language Learners: An Overview of the Critical Issues -- Training Teachers Through Their Students' First Language -- Proposition 227 in California: Issues for the Preparation of Quality Teachers for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students -- Lessons Learned From a Research Synthesis on the Effects of Teachers' Professional Development on Culturally-Diverse Students -- Critical Issues in Developing the Teacher Corps for English Learners -- Quality Instruction in Reading for English Language Learners -- Recultering Principals as Leaders for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity -- Successful School Leadership for English Language Learners -- Future Directions for Improving Teacher Quality for English Language Leaners.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This volume brings together a broad range of academics, school-based educators, and policymakers to address research, policy, and practice issues related to improving the education of English language learners in U.S. schools today. It emphasizes throughout that instructional improvements cannot be achieved via curriculum alone--teachers are key to improving the education of this large and growing population of students. The focus is on the quality of preparation and development of pre-service and in-service educators. Contributors include leading educators and researchers in the field and from.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Preparing quality educators for English language learners.
International Standard Book Number
080585438X
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education and state-- United States.
English language-- Study and teaching-- United States.