ESL Education
Alsup and Bush recommend that teachers simultaneously “recognize that the problems ESL students have with reading and writing are similar to the problems of native English speakers” and “recognize that there are differences between ESL students and native-English-speaking students” (116).
I am somewhat astounded by this. I have always been a little afraid of teaching [...]
Technology in the Classroom
The technology section of Chapter 5 of Alsup and Bush’s “But will it Work with Real Students?” (2003) brings up some interesting points about the utilization of technology in Language Arts classes. I had not thought of making students aware that the discourses they have while communicating online are an aspect of literacy. The awareness [...]
