TY - JOUR
T1 - Pairing Fiction And Nonfiction Texts to Promote Literacy and Language Development of Adolescent English Learners
AU - Ward, Natalia
AU - Schell, Robin Foster
AU - Brown, Clara Lee
AU - Thompson, Betty
PY - 2019/9/6
Y1 - 2019/9/6
N2 - Based on the relevant research that highlights the impact of pairing fiction and nonfiction texts around a specific theme or a topic for enhanced motivation and reading comprehension for English learners (ELs), this article describes ways to combine texts of various genres to promote ELs’ language and literacy development. A middle school example of a lesson on chocolate exemplifies how pairing a number of fiction and nonfiction texts supports differentiation and multiple opportunities for writing.
AB - Based on the relevant research that highlights the impact of pairing fiction and nonfiction texts around a specific theme or a topic for enhanced motivation and reading comprehension for English learners (ELs), this article describes ways to combine texts of various genres to promote ELs’ language and literacy development. A middle school example of a lesson on chocolate exemplifies how pairing a number of fiction and nonfiction texts supports differentiation and multiple opportunities for writing.
KW - English language learners
KW - comprehension
KW - language development
KW - writing
UR - https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5971
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2019.1649631
U2 - 10.1080/00098655.2019.1649631
DO - 10.1080/00098655.2019.1649631
M3 - Article
JO - The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas
JF - The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas
ER -