Helping struggling learners of English as an additional language succeed with interactive multisensory structured strategies

Based on cross-linguistic and interdisciplinary research of several decades that bridges learning an additional language with the field of learning differences/disabilities, this article shares research-evidenced practices to effectively address the needs of struggling foreign and second language learners of English in Brazil. These multisensory structured strategies enhance pronunciation, listening, reading and writing skills and strengthen grammar and vocabulary competencies of struggling learners. The selected multisensory structured metacognitive strategies can easily be infused into existing English as a foreign/second language curricul

Suggestions for vocabulary focused reading lessons for mainstream classrooms addressing both L1 and L2 learners

The increasing number of second language learners in classrooms all around the world has required teachers to adapt their teaching methods and materials to the various learners needs. Second language learners in particular need specific learning strategies, which not only aim at helping them understand the linguistic structure of the language of instruction, but also enable them to remember and comprehend the many different words in this “foreign” language. For second language learners, developing reading skills and improving language abilities need to go hand in hand independent of the language. This article presents suggestions for reading lessons emphasizing vocabulary for both first and second language learners of various linguistic backgrounds. These suggestions are especially useful for reading lessons in mainstream second and third grade classrooms. Approaches to vocabulary building are discussed with particular focus on aspects to be considered for vocabulary selection (e.g. linguistic aspects); followed by recommendations on the instruction of the selected vocabulary. All the presented suggestions are based on materials developed in the context of a project in Austria, hence in a German speaking environment. Applicability of these suggestions for other languages is emphasized.(VLID)234393

Einstellung der Schüler/innen zum Fach und zum Lernen: Freude am Fach, fachbezogenes Selbstkonzept und ihr Zusammenhang mit den fachlichen Leistungen

Fachbezogene Einstellungen spielen in Schule und Unterricht eine wichtige Rolle: Sie sind einerseits wesentliche Faktoren für das Lernen. Andererseits sind Interesse am Lernen und am Fach sowie die Entwicklung eines positiven Selbstkonzepts aber auch für sich Ziele der Schule. Dieses Kapitel untersucht die Freude an Mathematik, Deutsch und Englisch sowie das auf diese Fächer bezogene Selbstkonzept der Schüler/innen. Dabei werden diese Merkmale zwischen den Fächern, zwischen der 4. und der 8. Schulstufe sowie zwischen unterschiedlichen Gruppen von Schülerinnen und Schülern – etwa nach Geschlecht, Migrationshintergrund oder besuchter Schulsparte – verglichen. Den Abschluss bilden Analysen zum Zusammenhang zwischen nonkognitiven Faktoren des Lernens und dem Kompetenzniveau der Schüler/innen. (DIPF/Orig.