Using The Language Experience Approach With English Language Learners »

Denise Nessel is an associate of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education (NUA), where she focuses on teaching reading and writing as thinking processes in grades K-12. She has worked as a secondary English teacher, elementary reading specialist, reading clinician, university professor, district-level curriculum supervisor, co-director of a statewide staff development project, curriculum manager at educational software companies, and consultant to schools around the country and abroad. Nessel has conducted numerous workshops and demonstration lessons for teachers and administrators and has served as a consultant and writer for educational publishers and multimedia firms. She has written several books and classroom resources for teachers and a number of articles for professional journals.

Packed with lessons, sample texts, and strategies, this book helps teachers use ELL students' personal experiences to improve their oral language, reading comprehension, and writing skills.

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     viii
About the Authors     xi
Introduction to the Language Experience Approach     1
The Value of LEA for English Language Learners: An Overview     5
Reading From Experience for Beginners     19
Reading From Experience for Intermediate Students     43
Reading From Experience for Advanced Students     63
Vocabulary and Word Recognition in an LEA Program     91
Writing in an LEA Program     113
Putting It All Together     139
LEA and Selected State Standards     155
References     163
Index     169