TY - JOUR
T1 - Linguistically Responsive teacher education
T2 - Preparing classroom teachers to teach english language learners
AU - Lucas, Tamara
AU - Villegas, Ana Mara
AU - Freedson-Gonzalez, Margaret
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Students who speak languages other than English are a growing presence in U.S. schools. As a result, many mainstream classroom teachers are finding that they have English language learners in their classes. Unfortunately, most mainstream classroom teachers have had little or no preparation for providing the types of assistance that such learners need to successfully learn academic content and skills through English while developing proficiency in English. In this article, the authors identify a small set of principles that can serve as the linguistic foundation for the teaching of English language learners in mainstream classes. The authors then outline linguistically responsive pedagogical practices that flow directly from those principles. They conclude with concrete suggestions for how teacher education programs can incorporate the knowledge and skills that will prepare all preservice teachers to be linguistically responsive.
AB - Students who speak languages other than English are a growing presence in U.S. schools. As a result, many mainstream classroom teachers are finding that they have English language learners in their classes. Unfortunately, most mainstream classroom teachers have had little or no preparation for providing the types of assistance that such learners need to successfully learn academic content and skills through English while developing proficiency in English. In this article, the authors identify a small set of principles that can serve as the linguistic foundation for the teaching of English language learners in mainstream classes. The authors then outline linguistically responsive pedagogical practices that flow directly from those principles. They conclude with concrete suggestions for how teacher education programs can incorporate the knowledge and skills that will prepare all preservice teachers to be linguistically responsive.
KW - English language learners
KW - Linguistic diversity
KW - Teacher education
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=49549097182&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0022487108322110
DO - 10.1177/0022487108322110
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:49549097182
SN - 0022-4871
VL - 59
SP - 361
EP - 373
JO - Journal of Teacher Education
JF - Journal of Teacher Education
IS - 4
ER -