Professional Development for Language Teachers examines ten different techniques that can be used to facilitate professional development in language teaching. These effective teaching tools are: self-monitoring, support groups, journal writing, classroom observation, teaching portfolios, analysis of critical incidents, case analysis, peer coaching, team teaching, and action research. The book begins with a conceptual framework for professional development. All chapters contain practical examples in the form of vignettes written by teachers using the techniques, as well as reflection questions...

Presents easy-to-implement literacy strategies covering phonics, phonemics, and decoding; vocabulary, spelling, and word study; fluency, comprehension, and assessment; and technology, special learners, and family literacy.

This easy-to-navigate resource gives novice teachers carefully phased-in coverage of ESL/EFL lesson planning, classroom management, and skill building.

This easy-to-navigate resource gives novice teachers carefully phased-in coverage of ESL/EFL lesson planning, classroom management, and skill building.

"Truly a pleasure to read, with much helpful information." -Deb Bible, Literacy Teacher CUSD 300, West Dundee, IL "The author models a program of success and helps the educator become better qualified in teaching the EL learner." -Lucia deSombre Malo, Former Instructor Utah Valley State College Practical, easy-to-implement methods for helping English language learners succeed in reading Successfully teaching reading to English language learners (ELLs) requires an in-depth understanding of the unique processes by which they learn to read as well as proven strategies that teachers can use to...

The first year of teaching has been characterized as a type of reality shock for many language teachers. This may be because the ideals that novice teachers formed during teacher training/education are often replaced by the reality of school life where much of their energy has shifted to learning how to adapt and survive in a new school culture. Although the first year of teaching has been well documented in general education research, not many detailed studies outlining the experiences of language teachers in their first year of teaching have been documented in the language education...

Using examples from real classrooms, this insightful book demonstrates how gathering and analyzing data about patterns in verbal and nonverbal classroom communication can boost the learning process.

Written for language teachers in training, this book surveys issues and procedures in conducting practice teaching.

Reflective Practise in ESL Teacher Development Groups discusses the concept of reflective practice in ESL teachers using data from a 3-year collaborative partnership in which three ESL teachers in Canada explored their professional development through reflective practice.