The document provides an overview of an academic reading book aimed at helping English language learners succeed, authored by Carmen Zuniga Dunlap and Evelyn Marino Weisman. It outlines the book's content, which includes chapters on understanding language, student assessment, oral language development, and teaching methods, while also highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the book. The text emphasizes the importance of multicultural education and provides practical guidance for classroom teachers working with diverse language learners.

1. Academic (Extensive)
Reading
Book Overview
By IRMA
FITRIANI/F12112052

2. HELPING ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNER SUCEED

3. General
Overview of the
Book
Book Authors
The Content of
the Book
Conception about
the Book
Why we need the book?

4. Part I:
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF
THE BOOK

5. • Authors :
• Editor:
• Publisher :
• Price :
• Target of the
book:
• Carmen Zuniga Dunlap,
Evelyn Marino Weisman
• Maria Elvira Gallardo,
Sharon Coan
• Shell Education, 2006.
USA
• $ 24,99
• Teacher, Classroom
Teacher

6. Part II:
BOOK’ AUTHORS

7. Major Study:
Applied linguistics from the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Research focused:
• Language and literacy development,
particularly relate to second language
learners.
•Parent involvement.
Contribution:
Journal of Teacher Education,
Journal of Research and
Development in Education, Journal
of Educational Issues of Language
Minority Students, and other
professional journals.
DR Carmen Zuniga Dunlap
PhD

8. Major Study:
Associate Professor in the
Department of Elementary and
Bilingual Education at California
State University, Fullerton.
Carrier:
Taught courses in second language
acquisition, reading methods, and
multicultural education.
Professional Background:
Bilingual classroom teacher, school
district consultant for bilingual
education, and elementary school
principal.
Evelyn Marino Weisman
PhD

9. Part III:
THE CONTENT OF THE
BOOK

10. Chapter 1: Understanding Language
Chapter 2: Understanding Your Students Both in and
Outside of Your Classroom
Chapter 3: Assessment
Chapter 4: Oral Language Development
Chapter 5: Teaching Reading
Chapter 6: Writing
Chapter 7: Content Instruction

11. Chapter 1: Understanding Language
8 Elements of
Language
Observe some
aspect of
language in our
students
Ways to guide
your student
Language . . . .
1. Develops naturally
2. Develops in stage
3. Has structure
4. Intertwined with
culture
5. Is linked to cognition
6. Has varieties
7. Is learned is social
context
8. Influence by purpose
and context

12. Chapter 2: Understanding Your Students Both in and
Outside of Your Classroom
Teacher creates (+)
Environment

13. Chapter 3: Assessment
Some way to assets student in order to :
1. Identify students who need instruction
2. Placement
3.Move student from different level
4.Monitor student development
5. Program evaluation
6. Establish instructional and student
accountability

14. 3: Assessment
Some way to assets student in order to :
1. Identify students who need instruction
2. Placement
3.Move student from different level
4.Monitor student development
5. Program evaluation
6. Establish instructional and student
accountability

15. Chapter 4: Oral Language Development
This chapter explain about how teacher
can establish better oral language
proficiency to their students.
Also some approaches to reach that.

16. Part IV:
CONCEPTION ABOUT THE
BOOK

17. Strength of the Book:
•The book use newest research (Callahan, De Jong&Harper)
•The explanation is clear and fulfill all of level in the English
learning process
• Use factual example that already happened in the school
environment.
•Use post reading reflection and vignettes
Weaknesses :
• Even, first time the book seems stress education in multicultural
environment but the explanation about it is limited.

18. Part IV:
WHY WE NEED THE BOOK?

19. 1. As a reference about the other country education
system.
2. Provide guide to teach in the multicultural education
and multi language.
3. The book remind teacher that, teacher should care not
only inside the classroom but also outside classroom.
4. For those, who become a classroom teacher this book
is really match, because this book emphasize most in
the classroom teacher.
5. There are many tips to handle English language
learner in every level, such as beginner, intermediate,
and advance.

20. Thank
you