English learners : reaching the highest level of English literacy / Gilbert G. Garcia, editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading and the bilingual student: fact and friction / Jim Cummins -- Teaching English learners to read: learning or acquisition? / David Freeman and Yvonne Freeman -- Three roles for reading for minority-language children / Stephen Krashen -- Orthographic development and learning to read in different languages / Donald R. Bear [and others] -- Scaffolding reading experiences for multilingual classrooms / Michael F. Graves and Jill Fitzgerald -- Making content instruction accessible for English language learners / Ana Hernaþndez -- Communicative approaches to second-language acquisition: the bridge to second-language literacy / Alan N. Crawford -- Meeting the needs of English learners in all-English classrooms: sharing the responsiblity / Julie M. Coppola -- Revisioning the blueprint: building for the academic success of English learners / Gilbert G. Garciþa and Dolores Beltraþn -- Rethinking English language instruction: an architectural approach / Susana Dutro and Carrol Moran -- Miltilevel collaboration for English learners: an Asian American perspective / Ji-Mei Chang -- Standards-based instruction for English language learners / Joseph Laturnau -- Connecting children, culture, curriculum, and text / MariAnne George, Taffy E. Raphael, and Susan Florio-Ruane -- Reading with a hero: a mediated and literate experience / Paul Boyd-Batstone -- Access to books and beyond: creating and learning from a book lending program for Latino families in the inner city / David B. Yaden, Jr., Patricia Madrigal, and Anamarie Tam -- Mediating language and literacy: lessons from an after-school setting / Margaret A. Gallego, Robert Rueda, and Luis C. Moll.

Provides teachers and school administrators a resource for meeting the complex literacy needs of the burgeoning English language learner (ELL) population. The collection examines three important ELL issues: English reading instruction in an immersion setting, English language development, and cultural issues as they pertain to English learners in and out of the classroom. Discover new ways of looking at practice in the context of current English literacy instruction for English learners. The book also includes suggestions for the need to examine current practice, and recommendations for change. Most important, English learners emphasizes the importance of cultural heritage and celebrates the variety of voices that English learners represent.

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