Teaching Science to English Language Learners: Preparing Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers (1st ed. 2017 edition.)

Explores how science can be taught to English language learners (ELLs) in 21st century classrooms.

The authors focus on the ways in which pre-service and in-service science teachers have developed - or may develop - instructional effectiveness for working with ELLs in the secondary classroom.

Chapter topics are grounded in both research and practice, addressing a range of timely topics including the current state of ELL education in the secondary science classroom, approaches to leveraging the talents and strengths of bilingual students in heterogeneous classrooms, best practices in teaching science to multilingual students, and ways to infuse the secondary science teacher preparation curriculum with ELL pedagogy.