LARRY FERLAZZO teaches English, social studies, and International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge classes to English Language Learners and mainstream students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He has written eight previous books and has won numerous awards, including the Leadership For A Changing World Award from the Ford Foundation, and was the grand prize winner of the International Reading Association Award For Technology and Reading.

KATIE HULL SYPNIESKI has worked with English language learners at the secondary level for 21 years in the Sacramento City Unified School District. She currently teaches middle school English language arts and English language development at Rosa Parks K?8 School.

FERLAZZO and HULL SYPNIESKI are the coauthors of The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide and Navigating the Common Core with English Language Learners, both from Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Contents

About the Authors xxix

Acknowledgments xxxi

Introduction 1

I Reading and Writing 3

1. Independent Reading 5

What Is It? 5

Why We Like It 5

Supporting Research 5

Common Core Connections 6

Application 6

Selecting Books 6

Student-Teacher Check-Ins 7

Writing and Talking About Books 7

Publishing Student Successes 8

Working with Students Not Literate in Their Home Language 8

Student Handouts and Examples 9

What Could Go Wrong? 9

Technology Connections 9

Attribution 10

Figures 10

Figure 1.1 End-of-Quarter Reading Reflection 10

Figure 1.2 My Year of Reading Visual Project 11

Figure 1.3 My Year of Reading Student Example 11

2. Literary Conversations 13

What Is It? 13

Why We Like It 13

Supporting Research 13

Common Core Connections 14

Application 14

Book Trailers 14

Book Talks 15

Partner Reading 15

Book Interviews 16

Golden Lines 16

Creative Response Prompts 16

Student Handouts and Examples 17

What Could Go Wrong? 17

Technology Connections 18

Attribution 18

Figures 19

Figure 2.1 Book Trailer 19

Figure 2.2 Book Talk 20

Figure 2.3 Partner-Reading Instructions 21

Figure 2.4 Book Interview 22

3. Graphic Organizers 23

What Is It? 23

Why We Like It 23

Supporting Research 24

Common Core Connections 24

Application 24

Reading 24

Writing 25

Student Handouts and Examples 27

What Could Go Wrong? 27

Technology Connections 28

Attribution 28

Figures 29

Figure 3.1 Narrative Word Chart 29

Figure 3.2 Identifying Words While Reading 30

Figure 3.3 Five Senses Chart 30

Figure 3.4 Five Senses Chart Student Example 31

Figure 3.5 Setting 32

Figure 3.6 Main Characters 33

Figure 3.7 Supporting Characters 34

Figure 3.8 Theme 35

Figure 3.9 Conflict Map 36

Figure 3.10 Story Events 37

Figure 3.11 Dialogue 38

Figure 3.12 Write Your Story 39

4. Vocabulary 41

What Is It? 41

Why We Like It 42

Supporting Research 42

Common Core Connections 43

Application 43

Four Words Sheet 43

Word Chart 43

Teaching New Words During Reading 44

Academic Vocabulary 44

Clines 45

Word Webs 46

Interactive Word Wall 46

Cognates 48

From Clues to Words 48

Student Handouts and Examples 49

What Could Go Wrong? 49

Technology Connections 49

Attribution 50

Figures 51

Figure 4.1 Four Words Sheet 51

Figure 4.2 Question and Sentence Starters List 52

Figure 4.3 Narrative Word Chart 53

Figure 4.4 Identifying Words While Reading 54

Figure 4.5 Clines 55

5. Activating Prior Knowledge 57

What Is It? 57

Why We Like It 58

Supporting Research 58

Common Core Connections 58

Application 58

KWL Charts 59

Anticipation Guides 59

Multimedia 59

Quick writes 60

Preparatory Texts 60

Field Trips-Real or Virtual 60

Student Handout and Example 61

What Could Go Wrong? 61

Technology Connections 61

Figure 62

Figure 5.1 Anticipation Guide 62

6. Sequencing 65

What Is It? 65

Why We Like It 65

Supporting Research 66

Common Core Connections 66

Application 66

Strip Stories 66

Sentence Scrambles 68

Comic Strips 68

Student Handouts and Examples 68

What Could Go Wrong? 69

Technology Connections 69

Attribution 69

Figures 70

Figure 6.1 First Day of School Strip Story (Student Handout) 70

Figure 6.2 First Day of School Strip Story (Teacher Answer Key) 71

Figure 6.3 Mexico Strip Story (Student Handout) 72

Figure 6.4 Mexico Strip Story (Teacher Answer Key) 73

Figure 6.5 Strip Story Instructions 74

7. Clozes 75

What Is It? 75

Why We Like It 75

Supporting Research 75

Common Core Connections 76

Application 76

Student Handouts and Examples 78

What Could Go Wrong? 78

Technology Connections 79

Attribution 79

Figures 80

Figure 7.1 Cloze with No Answers Shown-Jobs (Student Handout) 80

Figure 7.2 Cloze with No Answers Shown-Jobs (Teacher Answer Key) 80

Figure 7.3 Cloze with No Answers Shown-Art and Music (Student Handout) 80

Figure 7.4 Cloze with No Answers Shown-Art and Music (Teacher Answer Key) 81

Figure 7.5 Cloze with Word Bank-Helen Keller (Student Handout) 81

Figure 7.6 Cloze with Word Bank-Helen Keller (Teacher Answer Key) 82

Figure 7.7 Cloze with Word Bank at End of Sentences-Cesar Chavez (Student Handout) 82

Figure 7.8 Cloze with Word Bank at End of Sentences-Cesar Chavez (Teacher Answer Key) 83

Figure 7.9 Cloze with Letter Blanks-Juan and Maria (Student Handout) 83

Figure 7.10 Cloze with Letter Blanks-Juan and Maria (Teacher Answer Key) 83

Figure 7.11 Cloze with No Blanks-US History (Student Handout) 84

Figure 7.12 Cloze with No Blanks-US History (Teacher Answer Key) 85

Figure 7.13 Persuading My Parents Cloze and Mimic Write 85

Figure 7.14 Persuading My Parents (Student Sample) 86

Figure 7.15 Instructions for Making a Cloze 86

8. Language Experience Approach (LEA) 87

What Is It? 87

Why We Like It 87

Supporting Research 87

Common Core Connections 87

Application 88

Student Handout and Example 89

What Could Go Wrong? 89

Technology Connection 90

Attribution 90

Figure 90

Figure 8.1 Language Experience Approach Model 90

9. Jigsaw 91

What Is It? 91

Why We Like It 91

Supporting Research 91

Common Core Connections 92

Application 92

Beginners and Low-Intermediates 92

High-Intermediates and Advanced 94

Student Handouts and Examples 96

What Could Go Wrong? 96

Technology Connections 96

Attribution 97

Figures 97

Figure 9.1 Driver's License Jigsaw 97

Figure 9.2 Driver's License Activity 98

Figure 9.3 Nina's Break-In Part 1: Jigsaw 99

Figure 9.4 Nina's Break-In Part 2: Questions About the Story 100

Figure 9.5 Nina's Break-In: How to Use This Jigsaw 101

Figure 9.6 Student Jigsaw Instructions 102

10. Reading Comprehension 103

What Is It? 103

Why We Like It 104

Supporting Research 104

Reading Strategies 104

Read Alouds and Think Alouds 105

Close Reading 105

Common Core Connections 105

Application 105

Reading Strategies 105

Read Alouds and Think Alouds 107

Whole-Class Readings 108

Close Reading 113

Student Handouts and Examples 117

What Could Go Wrong? 117

Technology Connections 117

Attribution 118

Figures 119

Figure 10.1 Reading Strategies Word Chart 119

Figure 10.2 Think Aloud Example 120

Figure 10.3 Benefits of Reading Data Set 121

Figure 10.4 "What People Say About" Graphic Organizer 122

11. Inductive Learning 123

What Is It? 123

Why We Like It 123

Supporting Research 124

Common Core Connections 124

Application 124

Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) 124

Text, Phonics, and Picture Data Sets 126

Concept Attainment 128

Student Handouts and Examples 129

What Could Go Wrong? 129

Technology Connections 129

Attribution 130

Figures 130

Figure 11.1 A Man in the Kitchen 130

Figure 11.2 Kitchen Picture Cloze Sentences 131

Figure 11.3 International New Year's Traditions Data Set (for Intermediates) 132

Figure 11.4 John F. Kennedy Data Set (for Intermediates) 133

Figure 11.5 Seasons of the Year Data Set (for Beginners) 134

Figure 11.6 Data Set Instructions 134

Figure 11.7 Page from Sounds Easy! Phonics, Spelling, and Pronunciation Practice 135

Figure 11.8 Concept Attainment Example on Adjectives and Periods 136

Figure 11.9 Concept Attainment Example on Has and Have 136

12. Concept Attainment-Plus! 137

What Is It? 137

Why We Like It 137

Supporting Research 137

Common Core Connections 137

Application 138

Student Handouts and Examples 139

What Could Go Wrong? 139

Technology Connections 139

Figures 140

Figure 12.1 Student Example and Correction 140

Figure 12.2 Student Annotation of Mistakes 141

Figure 12.3 Teacher Mimic Write of Student Mistakes 142

Figure 12.4 Teacher Mimic Write with Student Corrections 143

Figure 12.5 Student Writing Prompt and Response 144

13. Sentence Navigators and Sentence Builders 145

What Is It? 145

Why We Like It 145

Supporting Research 145

Common Core Connections 146

Application 146

Student Handouts and Examples 147

What Could Go Wrong? 147

Technology Connection 147

Attribution 147

Figures 148

Figure 13.1 Model Sentence Navigator Answering Questions 148

Figure 13.2 Blank Sentence Navigator Answering Questions 149

Figure 13.3 Blank Sentence Navigator for Any Sentence 150

14. Writing Frames and Writing Structures 151

What Is It? 151

Why We Like It 151

Supporting Research 152

Common Core Connections 152

Application 152

Writing Frames 152

Writing Structures 153