Accelerating Literacy for Diverse Learners: Strategies for the Common Core Classroom, K-8

''Accelerating Literacy for Diverse Learners meets the national mandate for coherent and systematic approaches to professional development for teachers working with CLD students. It does so in a manner that links theory and practice and provides research-based, practice-oriented, and meaningful strategies for teachers.'' --From the Foreword by Ester J. de Jong, Associate Professor, ESOL/Bilingual Education, University of Florida ''This book provides specific guidance for teachers with detailed vocabulary lessons reflecting the most up-to-date research on academic language and literacy development. Key features of the text are Student and Teacher Voices and Author Talk that confirm the application of scientifically based strategies for integrating academic language and content learning.'' --Cheryl J. Serrano, Flagler CollegeDVD included with purchase of book! In her new book, nationally known professional development consultant and literacy expert Socorro Herrera and her colleagues provide a theoretical foundation for culturally responsive teaching that will accelerate literacy development for all students, and particularly for English language learners. Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS), this volume incorporates current research and best practices for developing a classroom community that takes into account students languages, cultures, and individual biographies. This resource provides proven-effective strategies, tools, and ideas that can be adapted and modified for any grade level and content area. This book features a demonstration DVD showing methods in action in real classrooms, classroom strategies that align with CCSS and Response to Intervention (RTI), guidance to help teachers use grouping configurations to build classroom community and maximize student assets, and an in-depth exploration of each strategy that illustrates each step of implementation.