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BL
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994038
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b748408
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| Title & Author
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Preparing quality educators for English language learners : : research, policies and practices /\ edited by Kip Téllez, Hersch C. Waxman.
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| Publication Statement
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Mahwah, N.J. :: L. Erlbaum Associates,, 2006.
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1 online resource (ix, 209 pages)
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| ISBN
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1410617343
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: 9781410617347
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0805854371
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080585438X
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Preparing Quality Teachers for English Language Learners: An Overview of the Critical Issues -- Training Teachers Through Their Students' First Language -- Proposition 227 in California: Issues for the Preparation of Quality Teachers for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students -- Lessons Learned From a Research Synthesis on the Effects of Teachers' Professional Development on Culturally-Diverse Students -- Critical Issues in Developing the Teacher Corps for English Learners -- Quality Instruction in Reading for English Language Learners -- Recultering Principals as Leaders for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity -- Successful School Leadership for English Language Learners -- Future Directions for Improving Teacher Quality for English Language Leaners.
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| Abstract
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This volume brings together a broad range of academics, school-based educators, and policymakers to address research, policy, and practice issues related to improving the education of English language learners in U.S. schools today. It emphasizes throughout that instructional improvements cannot be achieved via curriculum alone--teachers are key to improving the education of this large and growing population of students. The focus is on the quality of preparation and development of pre-service and in-service educators. Contributors include leading educators and researchers in the field and from.
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Education and state-- United States.
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English language-- Study and teaching-- United States.
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English teachers-- Training of-- United States.
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Teacher effectiveness-- United States.
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Education and state.
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English language-- Study and teaching.
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English teachers-- Training of.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- General.
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Teacher effectiveness.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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428/.0071
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LB1715.P725 2006eb
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Téllez, Kip.
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Waxman, Hersholt C.
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