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Developing a New Course for Adult Learners

Tapestry for Teachers of English Language Learners

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Cheryl M. Chevalier, PhD

The Tapestry is an extensive resource center that has been developed for teachers and administrators in grades preK - 12 who work with children who are English language learners.  It presents the findings of research and teaching resources that are directly applicable in the classroom. Research included is on second language acquisition and teaching strategies.

The Tapestry Library presents websites on Curriculum, Program and Professional Development, Bilingualism and Heritage Languages, Immigrants and Refugees, Family and Community Involvement, Legislation and Policy, Government Resources, and Funding.


Set on the Foundations of Emerging Literacy

      • Phonological awareness
      • The alphabetic principle
      • Fluency and automaticity

Set on Vocabulary Development

      • Vocabulary development in academic reading
      • Role of oral English proficiency and first language proficiency in second language acquisition
      • The explicit teaching of vocabulary

Set on Story Comprehension

      • Explicit comprehension instruction in a culturally aware classroom
      • Vocabulary acquisition through storybook reading (Listening comprehension)
      • Story maps

Set on Academic Reading

      • The required number of years of schooling for academic success in contrast to the NCLB requirements
      • Comprehension of language in solving math problems
      • Comprehension of expository texts in academic reading
      • Effective learning strategies in academic reading

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The individual differences and educational backgrounds

    Professional development

    The diversity of languages and socio-cultural backgrounds

    Modifying teaching strategies

    Teachers reviewed the Tapestry throughout its development to ensure that it would be directly applicable in the classroom.   Their work contributed greatly to its relevance in the classroom.  Acknowledgments

    The population of English language learner (ELL) students in U.S. schools has grown rapidly in recent years, with statistics showing 20% of the school-age population in the United States coming from homes where a language other than English in spoken. In 2006, the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Institute of Child Heath and Human Development (NICHD), the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), the National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE), the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), and Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) embarked on a collaborative effort to address complex questions on helping language minority students improve their literacy in English. This Tapestry for Teachers of English Language Learners is one of the outcomes of that effort.

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