Teachers College Press Amplifying the Curriculum: Designing Quality Learning Opportunities for English Learners (Language and Literacy Series)

This resource guides teachers through the design of tasks, lessons, and units of study that invite English learners (and all students) to engage in meaningful and intellectually engaging activity. It offers direction for designing lessons and units and provides examples that demonstrate the approach in various subject areas, including math, science, English, and social studies. Review "...offers a new approach to designing quality instruction that integrates theoretically-grounded best practices for ELs supported by current research. The detailed illustrations of the implementation of this approach by classroom teachers across content areas exemplify its practicality and effectiveness. With a wealth of useful resources and teacher-friendly language, this text will appeal to educators and a wide range of educational stakeholders who are looking for insights into how to more effectively engage their ELs while supporting their disciplinary and language development." --TC Record About the Author Aída Walqui is director of the Teacher Professional Development Program at WestEd and the Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) initiative. George C. Bunch is professor of education at University of California, Santa Cruz and winner of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2017 Second Language Research Special Interest Group Midcareer Award.