ELL Students and the Library or ELL Estudiantes en la Biblioteca

Like middle school students, adults would never want to go into a new school not being able to speak the language. Most teachers aren't signing up to teach in Mexico or China unless they know how to speak with their fellow educators and their students. But English Language Learners (ELL) don�...

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Published in:Library Media Connection 2010-11, Vol.29 (3), p.22
Main Authors: Moorefield-Lang, Heather, Anaya, Gabriela, Shirk, Dawn
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
English (Second Language)
English language
Foreign Countries
Foreign language learning
Language Teachers
Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Library Materials
Middle School Students
Native Language
School Libraries
Second Language Learning
Students
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Summary:Like middle school students, adults would never want to go into a new school not being able to speak the language. Most teachers aren't signing up to teach in Mexico or China unless they know how to speak with their fellow educators and their students. But English Language Learners (ELL) don't have the choices that teachers do. They have been moved in the U.S., knowing that they have to go to school, and they are pushed into a situation that can be very frightening. For these students a strong collaboration between the teacher-librarian, foreign language, and ELL teachers is necessary, not only to aid the students but also to assist their families at home. In this article, the authors discuss how school libraries can aid second language learners, experiences that the authors have personally had, and programs that they would like to see come to fruition in the future.
ISSN:1542-4715