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English Learners

Reaching the Highest Level of English Literacy

 

Foreword

Preface

Contributors

Section I: Teaching English Learners to Read: Current Policy and Best Instructional Practice

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Chapter 1
Reading and the Bilingual Student: Face and Friction
Jim Cummins

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Chapter 2
Teaching English Learners to Read: Learning or Acquisition?
David E. Freeman, Yvonne S. Freeman

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Chapter 3
Three Roles for Reading for Minority-Language Children
Stephen Krashen

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Chapter 4
Orthographic Development and Learning to Read in Different Languages
Donald R. Bear, Shane Templeton, Lori A. Helman, Tamara Baren

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Chapter 5
Scaffolding Reading Experiences for Multilingual Classrooms
Michael F. Graves, Jill Fitzgerald

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Chapter 6
Making Content Instruction Accessible for English Language Learners
Ana Hernández

Section II: Teaching English Language Development: Rethinking and Redesigning Curriculum

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Chapter 7
Communicative Approaches to Second-Language Acquisition: The Bridge to Second-Language Literacy
Alan N. Crawford

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Chapter 8
Meeting the Needs of English Learners in All-English Classrooms: Sharing the Responsibility
Julie Coppola

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Chapter 9
Revisioning the Blueprint: Building for the Academic Success of English Learners
Gilbert G. García, Dolores Beltrán   FREE!

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Chapter 10
Rethinking English Language Instruction: An Architectural Approach
Susana Dutro, Carrol Moran

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Chapter 11
Multilevel Collaboration for English Learners: An Asian American Perspective
Ji-Mei Chang

Chapter 12
Standards-Based Instruction for English Language Learners
Joseph Laturnau

Section III: Optimizing Culture as a Bridge to Literacy Learning

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Chapter 13
Connecting Children, Culture, Curriculum, and Text
MariAnne George, Taffy E. Raphael, Susan Florio-Ruane

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Chapter 14
Reading With a Hero: A Mediated and Literate Experience
Paul Boyd-Batstone

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Chapter 15
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, Anamarie Tam

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Chapter 16
Mediating Language and Literacy: Lessons From an After-School Setting
Margaret A. Gallego, Robert Rueda, Luis C. Moll

Author Index

Subject Index

 

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