<div><a name="OLE_LINK1">Interactive Notebooks are gaining popularity in English classrooms nationwide that include English language learners. </a>These student-created, teacher-directed notebooks are effective with all students. But as places to record learning and develop proficiency with academic English, they are ideally suited to the needs of English learners. With <i>Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners</i> you'll see how easy the Notebook is to implement and why it makes such a difference to English learners.</div> <div></div> <div>The Interactive Notebook works so well with English learners because it scaffolds content and gives students the space to develop school-based ways of thinking - to go from English language learners to academic language learners. With <a name="OLE_LINK3"><i>Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners,</i> </a>you'll see how the Notebook becomes a classroom text for rigorous instruction as you use it to: </div> <ul> <li>scaffold content so English learners can develop and access background knowledge more readily </li> <li>increase English learners' facility with academic language</li> <li>engage all students actively and improve their note-taking and retention abilities</li> <li>work with parents to add another layer of support for classroom goals</li> <li>assess student learning and progress authentically, encourage self-monitoring, and plan further instruction.</li> </ul> <div><i>Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners </i>gives you straightforward instructions for launching the Notebook. You'll find plenty of student examples as well as nitty-gritty teaching advice such as suggestions for instructional sequencing and planning. In short, everything you need to get going and be successful in supporting English learners' acquisition of academic English.</div> <div></div> <div>Why are Interactive Notebooks becoming so popular? Because they work. Read <i>Interactive Notebooks and English Language Learners </i>and see how to make them work for you and your English learners.</div> <div></div> <div></div>