Larry Ferlazzo - The ESL / ELL Teachers Survival Guide

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ferlazzo, Larry.

The ESL/ELL teacher's survival guide : ready-to-use strategies, tools, and activities for teaching English language learners of all levels / Larry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull-Sypnieski.

p. cm. (Jossey-Bass teacher)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-118-09567-6 (pbk.), ISBN 978-1-118-22359-8 (ebk.), ISBN 978-1-118-23697-0 (ebk.), ISBN 978-1-118-26191-0 (ebk.)

1. English languageStudy and teachingForeign speakers. I. Hull-Sypnieski, Katie, 1974- II. Title.

PE1128.A2F455 2012

428.0071dc23

2012011534

About the Authors

Larry Ferlazzo teaches English and social studies to English language learners and mainstream students at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He has written three previous books: Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges; English Language Learners: Teaching Strategies That Work; and Building Parent Engagement in Schools (with co-author Lorie Hammond).

He has won numerous awards, including the Leadership for a Changing World Award from the Ford Foundation, and was the grand prize winner of the International Reading Association Award for Technology and Reading.

He writes a popular education blog at http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org and writes a weekly teacher advice column for Education Week Teacher. His articles on education policy regularly appear in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. In addition, his work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, ASCD Educational Leadership, Social Policy, and Language Magazine.

Ferlazzo was a community organizer for nineteen years prior to becoming a public school teacher. He is married and has three children and two grandchildren.

Katie Hull Sypnieski has taught English learners of all levels for fifteen years in the Sacramento City Unified School District. She has served as a teaching consultant with the Area 3 Writing Project at UC Davis for the past ten years and as a district lead trainer for the WRITE Institute.

She is a member of the Teacher Leaders Network and has published articles in Education Week Teacher.

Sypnieski currently teaches English and ELD at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. She is married and has three children.

Acknowledgments

Larry Ferlazzo. I'd like to thank my familyStacia, Rich, Shea, Ava, Nik, Karli, and especially, my wife, Janfor their support. In addition, I need to express appreciation to my co-author, Katie Hull Sypnieski, who has also been a classroom neighbor and co-teacher for eight years. I would like to thank Kelly Young at Pebble Creek Labs and my many colleagues at Luther Burbank High School, including Principal Ted Appel, for their assistance over the years. Thanks also to Dr. Stephen Krashen for his helpful review of the manuscript. And, probably most important, I'd like to thank the many English language learner students who have made me a better teacherand a better person. Finally, I must offer a big thank-you to Marjorie McAneny and Tracy Gallagher at Jossey-Bass for their patience and guidance in preparing this book.

Katie Hull Sypnieski. I would like to thank all the students I've had over the years for their determination, their creative energy, and for helping me to grow as an educator and as a person. In addition, I am grateful for all of the support I have received from my colleagues at Luther Burbank High School, especially Larry Ferlazzo, my co-author, co-teacher, and friend. I also greatly appreciate the help from Marjorie McAneny and Tracy Gallagher at Jossey-Bass. Finally, to all of my family members, especially my husband, David, and children Drew, Ryan, and Rachel, I want to thank you for supporting me in this processyou are the best!