Literacy, Access, and Libraries Among the

New in Paper! This book is unique in that it approaches the issue of literacy in the language minority community from many perspectives. It contains effective strategies for literacy in both public and private settings, and proves an excellent source of information for anyone providing services to the language minority community. Cloth edition previously published in 1998.

Acknowledgments

v

Foreword

vii

Introduction Why Consider the Library and Books?

1

(16)

Stephen Krashen

Supporting Spanish language literacy: Latino children and school and community libraries

17

(36)

Sandra Pucci

``I did not know you could get such things there!'': Secondary ESL students' understanding, use and beliefs concerning the school and public library

53

(16)

Rebecca Constantino

Urban libraries confront linguistic minorities: Programs that work

69

(20)

Stephanie Asch

Impact of school/library partnership on a linguistic minority community

89

(18)

Sharon Honig--Bear

Sally Kinsey

Providing pleasure reading material to adult immigrants: The effects on reading behaviors and second language acquisition

107

(20)

Kyung--Sook Cho

Using SSR in the Secondary ESL Classroom: A powerful way to increase comprehension and develop positive attitudes toward reading

127

(28)

Janice Pilgreen

Barry Gribbons

``Maestro, can we go to the library today?'' The role of the school library in the improvement of reading attitudes and achievement among bilingual elementary students

155

(20)

Daniel Brassell

Tierra Fertil: Making the soil rich for discussion for young children in Spanish

175

(18)

Julia Fournier

Cecilia Espinosa

Changing reading attitudes: The power of bringing books into the classroom

193

(16)

Lucy Tse

Jeff McQuillan

Literature based programs for first language development: Giving native bilinguals access to books

209

(16)

Jeff McQuillan

Victoria Rodrigo

Libraries, Books, Attitudes and Tests.... Case Studies

225

(18)

Fay Shin

Donald Singleton

Erika Seeman

Index

243

(6)

About the Authors

249

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Literacy, Access, and Libraries Among the Language Minority Community

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