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ERIC Number: EJ611283
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
What We Know about Effective Instructional Practices for English-Language Learners.
Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott
Exceptional Children, v66 n4 p454-70 Sum 2000
A multivocal synthesis involving 13 educators and researchers investigated effective instruction for English-language learners and found five specific instructional variables, including: building and using vocabulary as a curricula anchor, using visuals to reinforce concepts, implementing cooperative learning and peer-tutoring strategies, using native language strategically, and modulating cognitive and language demands. (Contains extensive references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Limited English Speaking, Research Methodology, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Visual Stimuli, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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