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50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (February 7, 2019) © 2020

  • Adrienne L. Herrell Florida State University
  • Michael L. Jordan California State University, Fresno

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For courses in ESL methods.

A practical, go-to resource for classroom strategies aligned to TESOL standards

50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners offers an assortment of practical strategies aligned to TESOL standards, which have been field-tested in diverse classrooms. For each strategy, the text provides a brief explanation, step-by-step instructions on how to plan and use the strategy and classroom scenarios demonstrating how the strategy can be adapted for different grade levels and content areas.

The 6th Edition includes a new chapter on the choice and use of technology strategies based on students' unique needs and expanded teacher self-evaluation rubrics.

Hallmark features of this title

  • 50 ready-to-use strategies provide practical guidance for pre- and in-service teachers to effectively teach English language learners.
    • Strategies are diverse and cover a wide variety of skill areas.
    • Teachers see how to effectively sequence approaches to support learning through the organization of the strategies.
    • Assessment strategies are included in the theoretical overview section and in many individual strategy chapters.
  • Strategies that reflect academic standards help teachers prepare students to meet state standards while developing both social and academic English skills. These strategies include close reading, verb action, checking for understanding, cognates, response to intervention (RTI) for English learners, and combining and scheduling.

New and updated features of this title

  • NEW: Technology strategies are now included in a new standalone chapter to help readers identify the best choices for, and appropriate uses of, technology to support their students' learning.
  • UPDATED: Additional self-evaluation rubrics included throughout this new edition support teachers in ensuring that they are fully implementing exemplary strategies. The rubrics also provide ideas for improving teacher implementations.
  • UPDATED: Expanded adaptation charts provide concrete ideas for teachers to match their teaching strategies to the language levels of their students.
  1. Predictable Routines and Signals: Reducing Anxiety
  2. Total Physical Response and Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPR and TPRS): Integrating Movement into Language Acquisition
  3. Modeled Talk: Demonstrating as You Talk
  4. Visual Scaffolding: Providing Language Support through Visual Images
  5. Realia Strategies: Connecting Language Acquisition to the Real World
  6. Vocabulary Role-Play: Building Vocabulary through Dramatization
  7. Collecting and Processing Words: Making Vocabulary Your Own
  8. Manipulatives Strategies: Using Objects to Connect Concepts
  9. Choosing Technology Based on Student Needs: Advancing Progress in English Language and Content Learning
  10. Moving into Reading: Using Multiple Strategies to Foster Comprehension
  11. Close Reading: Engaging with Text to Improve Reading Comprehension
  12. Repeated Reading: Using Script Writing and Reader’s Theater
  13. Scaffolding English Writing: Matching Instruction to Language Development
  14. Reporting Back: Verbal Practice in Curriculum Connections
  15. Leveled Questions: Adjusting Questioning Strategies to the Language Levels of Students
  16. Bilingual Books and Labels: Supporting Biliteracy Awareness
  17. Sorting Activities: Organizing Information into Categories
  18. Cloze: Using Context to Create Meaning
  19. Verb Action: Teaching Irregular Verbs through Experience
  20. Syntax Surgery: Visually Manipulating English Grammar
  21. Checking for Understanding: Using Questioning Strategies to Differentiate Instruction
  22. Learning Centers: Extending Learning through Hands-On Practice
  23. Communication Games: Creating Opportunities for Verbal Interaction
  24. Cognate Strategies: Using the Home Language to Support English Acquisition
  25. RTI for English Language Learners: Documenting and Monitoring Student Progress and the Effectiveness of Intervention
  26. Preview/Review: Building Vocabulary and Concepts to Support Understanding
  27. Story Reenactment: Making Stories Come to Life!
  28. Repetition and Innovation: Exploring a Book to Deepen Comprehension
  29. Language Focus Lessons: Supporting English Vocabulary and Structure Acquisition
  30. Graphic Organizers: Visually Representing Ideas, Text, and Connections
  31. Advance Organizers: Getting the Mind in Gear for Instruction
  32. Guided Reading: Providing Individual Support within a Group Setting
  33. Cohesion Links: Understanding the Glue That Holds Paragraphs Together
  34. Language Framework Planning: Supporting Academic Language and Content Acquisition
  35. Free Voluntary Reading: Nothing Helps Reading Like Reading
  36. Culture Studies: Learning Research Skills and Valuing Home Cultures in One Project
  37. Microselection: Finding Key Words and Main Ideas
  38. Read, Pair, Share: Working with a Partner to Negotiate Meaning
  39. Attribute Charting: Organizing Information to Support Understanding
  40. Integrated Curriculum Projects: Using Authentic Projects to Integrate Content Knowledge
  41. KWL and Data Charts: Researching and Organizing Information
  42. Collaborative Reading: What to Do When They Can’t Read the Textbook
  43. Cooperative Learning: Group Interactions to Accomplish Goals
  44. Learning Strategy Instruction: Acquiring Self-Help Skills
  45. Multiple Intelligences Strategies: Teaching and Testing to Student-Preferred Learning Modes
  46. Multimedia Presentations: Oral Reports for the New Millennium
  47. Small Groups and Partners: Interactions to Enhance Instruction
  48. GIST: Exploring Tough Text
  49. Tutorials: Closing the Achievement Gap
  50. Combining and Scheduling Strategies: Supporting Learning through Differentiation

About our authors

Adrienne Herrell is retired as a visiting professor and ESOL Coordinator at Florida State University. She taught classes in early literacy, assessment, and strategies for teaching English language learners at California State University, Fresno, until her retirement in 2004. 50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners, 6th Edition, is her 18th book for Pearson.

Michael Jordan is retired from California State University, Fresno, where he coordinated the multiple subjects (elementary) credential program and taught classes in Curriculum and Instruction, Social Foundations of Education, and Psychological Foundations of Education. 50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners, 6th Edition, is his 11th book for Pearson.

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