Contains the keyword Science--Study and teaching--Foreign
speakers "Can a student‚Äôs cultural background support learning
in science? Or is concentrating on the specialized vocabulary of
science the best way to help English language learners learn
science? This book addresses these and other pressing questions
you face when working with students whose linguistic and
cultural backgrounds, as well as their languages, are different
from your own. Teaching Science to English Language Learners
combines research findings with classroom vignettes and the
perspectives of teachers. The chapter authors strive to support
your efforts to see diversity as a resource‚ rather than as an
obstacle‚ in the science classroom."