Learning Strategies Handbook

The Learning Strategies Handbook provides teachers with clear directions and concrete support in accelerating students language learning by means of a strategies-based approach . . . Jim Cummins Professor, Curriculum Department Ontario Institute for Studies in Education This exciting new handbook provides teachers with practical guidelines and classroom-tested lessons and activities to teach ESL students how to use learning strategies. Written by experts in the field, this book is a highly accessible must-have guide for implementing learning strategies in the classroom. Features: In-depth theory and research behind learning strategies. The relationship between CALLA (Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach) and learning strategies. Reproducible charts, graphs, checklists, and lessons that teachers can use for their own planning. Teaching tips, reflective questions, and classroom activities, for use with ESL students.