Using Photography and Other Arts-Based Methods With English Language Learners

This book focuses on arts-based classroom practices that can be used to support English Language Learners. Recognizing that all children learn differently, but that the needs of children learning a new language are particularly unique, each chapter offers innovative in which arts-based methods can support learning across content areas. This book also recognizes the intersectionality of language and socio-economic status that exists for many ELLs. Framing knowledge of two languages as an asset for children who otherwise may come from low resource contexts is an important feature of these chapters. This edited book offers resources and practical suggestions from teachers who have successfully integrated the arts into their curriculum. It is a useful resource for classroom teachers and other practioners who work with ELL learners from K-12.

Tabitha Dell'Angelo is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Urban Education Program at The College of New Jersey. Louise Ammentorp is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at The College of New Jersey. Lauren Madden is an Associate Professor of Elementary Science Education and Coordinator of the Environmental Sustainability Education Program at The College of New Jersey.

Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Engaging English Language Learners through the Arts Using the Aesthetic Overlay of CRISPA Donna Goodwin and P. Bruce Uhrmacher Chapter 2: Sensemaking Through Artmaking: Trash for Teaching and Visual Arts Integration with Elementary Emergent Bilingual Students Kristin Papoi Chapter 3: Photo Elicitation: Using Photography with Elementary ELL Students Carissa Natalewicz Chapter 4: Becoming a Community: How an Arts-integrated Curriculum Supported the Development of English Language Learners in a Kindergarten Classroom Rebecca Garte and Michelle Allen Chapter 5: Telling Stories After School: Using Photography to Build Literacy and Community Tabitha Dell'Angelo, Lauren Madden, and Maureen Hudson Chapter 6: Bilingualism and Project Arts-based Learning Laura Felleman Fattal Chapter 7: Photovoice as a Vehicle for Supporting Environmental Literacy and Language Acquisition Marissa Bellino, Jennifer D. Adams, and Joanna Higgins Chapter 8: Exploring Identity Through Image: E-Portfolios Supporting Cross-Curricular Learning for English Language Learners Sarah Jean Morrison Chapter 9: The Selfie Project: Using Photographs to Improve Writing with Diverse Learners Browning Neddeau Chapter 10: Who are you? I am.: Activist Art to Author ELL Identities Sheron L. Mark Chapter 11: Everyday Photography Tips for your Classroom Destiny De La Rosa About the Editors About the Contributors Index