Background
Cary, Stephen was born on December 30, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States.
( Comics are a natural for second language development. ...)
Comics are a natural for second language development. Their unique mix of abundant, comprehension-building visuals and authentic text readily engages learners, contextualizes language, and offers a window into the culture. Yet despite their obvious advantages, comics remain unfairly branded as inappropriate classroom reading material, misunderstood and woefully underutilized. No more. In Going Graphic teachers will find a comprehensive guide to embracing comics and effectively using them in any multilingual classroom. Building on the latest brain-based research, second language acquisition theory, and progressive literacy principles, Stephen Cary offers twenty-five proven activities for comics-based instruction in all classrooms, especially TESL/TEFL settings, and for all grade and English-proficiency levels. These activities help nonnative and native learners alike meet a broad range of content and English-language development standards. In fact, Cary has given you literally everything you need to start successfully integrating comics into your classroom tomorrow, including: • an FAQ that dispels the myths about comics, tells you why they work, and answers your questions about using them • field sketches from real classrooms that show you firsthand how to make comics an integral part of your multilingual teaching • authentic examples of student work from a variety of grade levels and settings that reveal just how much students can do when given the opportunity to both learn from comics and create their own • dozens of commercial samples to give you a sense of the remarkable breadth and depth of contemporary cartoons, comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels • copious resource lists, including material reviews, publications, comics in other languages, and categorized websites for locating and reading thousands of comics online. Thanks to Stephen Cary you'll have an exciting new way to improve the abilities of your second language students. Squeeze into your tights, adjust your cape, and prepare for some high-flying learning while Going Graphic.
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( If you teach English language learners, you probably ha...)
If you teach English language learners, you probably have too many unanswered questions to count. • How do I assess a student's English? • How do I get my reluctant speakers to speak English? • How do I teach grade-level content to English beginners? Fortunately, second language acquisition expert and teacher coach Stephen Cary has answers to your most pressing concerns. In Working with English Language Learners he responds to teachers' ten most frequent and most problematic questions with essential information, ready-to-use ideas, and helpful new professional development supports. Cary takes on the big questions in Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition. He answers them thoroughly with: Classroom Stories: examples drawn from actual classes that demonstrate outstanding ELL practices. Reflections: coaching commentary that highlights key teaching strategies and ties together theory and practice. Discussion & Application: professional reflection questions and action items, new to the second edition, that encourage strong, responsive ELL practices. With all this plus updated and expanded lists of teacher resources, ELL references and acronyms, new samples of student work, helpful tools, templates, and self-assessment rubrics for teachers, Working with English Language Learners, Second Edition, is perfect for any professional development setting or for self-study. Read it and, finally, get your most important ELL questions answered.
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Cary, Stephen was born on December 30, 1946 in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States.
Bachelor, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1970. Master of Arts in Teaching, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, 1974. Doctor of Education, University San Francisco, California, 1998.
With teacher corporations Las Cruces Public Schools, New Mexico, 1972—1974. Director, instructor English as Second Language St. Leo College, Florida, 1974—1975. Teacher English as Second Language Colegio International Neil Armstrong, Madrid, 1975—1976.
Teacher bilingual, English as Second Language Guadalupe Public Schools, California, 1976—1979. Teacher Spanish, social studies Ralston Intermediate School, Belmont, 1979—1980. Teacher bilingual, English as Second Language resource Ravenswood School District, East Palo Alto, 1980—1984, Redwood City School District, 1984—1986, director bilingual education, 1986—1990.
Educational consultant San Francisco, since 1990. Adjunct professor University San Francisco, 1995—2008, assistant professor, since 2008.
( If you teach English language learners, you probably ha...)
( Comics are a natural for second language development. ...)
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Member of Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages, National Association Multicultural Education, California Association Bilingual Education, National Council Teachers English, American Association Applied Linguistics.