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Nessel and Dixon show teachers how teffectively support English language development by using the Language Experience ApproachùDavid E Freeman and Yvonne S Freeman, Professors of Literacy, ESL, and Bilingual EducationThe University of Texas at BrownsvilleProvides the tools teachers need tuse this natural way of helping English Language Learners The Language Experience Approach makes language and language arts accessible tthe students in need of basic skillsùRoberta E Dorr, Associate Professor of EducationTrinity University, WASupport ELLs while meeting the goals of your literacy curriculum!English Language Learners (ELLs) enter the classroom with different levels of proficiencyùand confidenceùin English The Language Experience Approach offers Kû12 teachers an instructional framework and classroom strategies for meeting students at their level and helping them use their strengths as speakers and listeners tbuild reading and writing skills Research-based and used successfully in practice, this method actively engages students by allowing them tconstruct their own texts and bring their personal experiences intthe learning process The authors:Offer detailed, step-by-step directions for using the Language Experience Approach in English language instructionInclude examples of the kinds of texts that are generated by ELL students Describe activities teachers can use with those texts trefine and extend learners literacy skillsAppropriate for teaching students at varying levels of English proficiency, Using the Language Experience Approach With English Language Learners is a valuable reference for teachers, literacy coaches, and reading specialists
