The key feature of this chapter seems to be that teachers should draw out from English-language-learners what they already know. According to the book on page 147, this ranges from knowing where the student is from to their outside-of-school interests and activities to their language proficiency and other languages known.
This is a good strategy to help "ELL" students learn. If you want to be able to relate material to them, to understand where they are coming from and the way they learn (specifically as an ELL student), you must teach to their strengths and characteristics.
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