摘要：The present qualitative research was conducted in order to discover what process, strategies, practices and theories effective mainstream teachers use during reading instruction to meet the needs of English learners. The increasing number of English learners in classrooms across the country has created a need for investigation of teaching ELs in the mainstream classroom. Never before has the need to build teachers knowledge and expertise in addressing the needs of students with limited English proficiency been more important . There was a gap in the literature regarding teachers’ perceptions of teaching ELs in the mainstream classroom. Therefore, this research study was conducted in an effort to determine what mainstream teachers do to meet the needs of ELs on a daily basis. The data analysis revealed that differentiated instruction is the basis for daily instruction, but, many other processes, strategies; theories and practices are used on a daily basis under the umbrella of differentiated instruction.
其他摘要：The present qualitative research was conducted in order to discover what process, strategies, practices and theories effective mainstream teachers use during reading instruction to meet the needs of English learners. The increasing number of English learners in classrooms across the country has created a need for investigation of teaching ELs in the mainstream classroom. Never before has the need to build teachers knowledge and expertise in addressing the needs of students with limited English proficiency been more important . There was a gap in the literature regarding teachers’ perceptions of teaching ELs in the mainstream classroom. Therefore, this research study was conducted in an effort to determine what mainstream teachers do to meet the needs of ELs on a daily basis. The data analysis revealed that differentiated instruction is the basis for daily instruction, but, many other processes, strategies; theories and practices are used on a daily basis under the umbrella of differentiated instruction.
关键词：mainstream teaching; differentiated instruction; high schools’ English teachers
