Re: ELEM: Need ESL help for first grader

[Bernieh <bernieh@BERNIEH.COM.AR>]

Greetings from Argentina. At 08:17 p.m. 25/09/2001 -0500, Johanna Halbeisen=
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wrote:

>A first grade teacher came to me in a panic.  She just got a child
>from Mexico who doesn't know English.  What can I find for her that
>will help her teach this child?  I need some books and/or articles.

Try, for instance:

"Conversations of Miguel and Maria" by Linda Ventriglia (Addison-Wesley).

It deals on how children acquire English as a Second Language, and=20
describes twelve strategies they use in their first steps towards the=20
target language.

Another book I liked is:

"Languages and Children: Making the Match" by Curtain-Pesola (Longman).

It deals with foreign language instruction for an early start (grades K-8),=
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and half of it is full of interesting teaching ideas/examples.

Regards,
Bernieh.


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