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Teaching English Language Learners Through Technology Explores The Use Of Computers And Technology As Pedagogical Tools To Aid In The Appropriate Instruction Of English Language Learners (ells) Across All Content Areas. The Authors Identify Various Technologies And Software Programs Regularly Used In The Classroom For All Students That Can Also Specifically Aid Ells.--book Jacket. Part 1. Your English Language Learner / Tony Erben -- Orientation -- The Process Of English Language Learning And What To Expect -- Deciding On The Best Esol Program -- Teaching For English Language Development -- Not All Ells Are The Same -- Culturally Responsive Pedagogy -- Not All Parents Are The Same: Home-school Communication -- English Language Learners With Special Needs -- Part 2. What We Know From Research -- Taking The Lead From Vygotsky -- Differentiated Instruction, Project-based Learning, And Constructivist Pedagogy Principles -- Making Accommodations For Ells And Infusing Technology Into A Lesson -- Principles Of Technology Use In Educational Settings -- Computer-assisted Language Learning (call) Research -- Part 3. Teaching Ells Through Technology -- Orientation -- E-creation Tools And Self Made Computer -based Resources: Getting Ells To Play And Be Creative With Language -- Communicative-facilitating E-tools: Getting Ells To Produce Language -- Writing/reading-facilitative E-tools: Getting Ells To Improve And Focus On Their Literacy Skills -- Listening-facilitative E-tools: Improving Ells Comprehension Skills -- E-assessments: Portfolios, Quizzes, And Rubrics -- Managing Teaching Through Virtual Learning Environments. Tony Erben, Ruth Ban, Martha Castañeda. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [212]-218) And Index.