TY - BOOK AU - Reyes, Sharon Adelman AU - Vallone, Trina Lynn TI - Constructivist strategies for teaching English language learners / SN - 9781412936873 (pbk.) AV - CIR PE 1128 R49 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Thousand Oaks, CA : PB - Corwin Press, KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - United States KW - Second language acquisition KW - Limited English-proficient students KW - Education KW - Constructivism (Education) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-186) and index; Perspectives in second language acquisition and learning -- Program models for second language learners -- Perspectives in constructivism -- Constructivist practice for English language learners -- Perspectives in critical pedagogy -- Constructivist classroom connections: the great second grade bug invasion -- Constructivist classroom connections: intermediate newcomers meet the universal chicken -- Constructivist classroom connections: eighth graders face a fence on the border -- Toward critical constructivist practice with second language learners N2 - This book provides guidelines for using constructivist teaching methods with English language learners and includes classroom examples, grade-level connections, and strategies that promote educational equity. ER -