Best Practices in ELL Instruction

In this indispensable work, prominent authorities review the latest research on all aspects of ELL instruction (K-12) and identify what works for real students and schools.

Foreword, Lee Gunderson Introduction, Guofang Li and Patricia A. Edwards I. Perspectives on ELL Instruction 1. Improving Achievement for English Learners: Conclusions from Recent Reviews and Emerging Research, Claude Goldenberg 2. Language Development and the Education of Dual-Language-Learning Children in the United States, Eugene E. García and Erminda H. García II. Strategies for Teaching Young ELLs 3. Principles for Teaching Young ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom: Adapting Best Practices for All Learners, Ellen McIntyre 4. Engaging Young ELLs with Reading and Writing, Diane Barone 5. Principles for Writing Practices with Young ELLs, Sarah McCarthey and Xun Zheng III. Strategies for Teaching Adolescent ELLs 6. Teaching Academic Literacies in Secondary School, Harriett Allison and Linda Harklau 7. Constructing Access and Understanding in Inclusive Middle-Grade Content Classrooms: A Sociocognitive Apprenticeship in Literacy with Bilingual Students and Those with Language/Learning Disabilities, Troy V. Mariage and Carol Sue Englert IV. Best Practices in ELL/Bilingual Programs and Approaches 8. From Models to Principles: Implementing Quality Schooling for ELLs, Ester J. de Jong 9. Using Workshop Approaches to Support the Literacy Development of ELLs, Kathryn H. Au and Taffy E. Raphael 10. A Bilingual Perspective on Writing Assessment: Implications for Teachers of Emerging Bilingual Writers, Lucinda Soltero-González, Kathy Escamilla, and Susan Hopewell V. Critical Issues Concerning ELL Instruction 11. Meeting the Needs of ELLs with Disabilities: A Linguistically and Culturally Responsive Model Alba A. Ortiz and Alfredo J. Artiles 12. Best Practices for Native American Language Learners Mary Eunice Romero-Little 13. Supporting Literacy Learning in Families for Whom English Is an Additional Language Jeanne R. Paratore, Barbara Krol-Sinclair, Mariela Páez, and Kristen Paratore Bock 14. “It’s Just Like Telling Them They Will Never Be Scientists”: A White Teacher’s Journey Transforming Linguistic and Racial Categories, Cynthia H. Brock, Julie L. Pennington, Eleni Oikonomidoy, and Dianna R. Townsend 15. Best Practices in Professional Development for Teachers of ELLs, Guofang Li and Maria Selena Protacio