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English Language Learners at School: A Guide for Administrators (2nd Edition)

by Else Hamayan, Rebecca Freeman Field

This new edition builds on the successful question and answer format of the first edition and includes over 80 questions from teachers and administrators. More than 70 experts provide clear, concise, practical responses that administrators, teachers, and leadership team members can apply to their sc...

Foundations for Multilingualism in Education: From Principles to Practice

by Ester J. de Jong

This foundational textbook equips pre-service and in-service educators with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed language and literacy education decisions in school. It also shows multiple pathways for advocacy through classroom and school practices and policy-making, and sets an agen...

Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners: Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice

by Wayne E. Wright

A comprehensive text on English language learner education for students in elementary and secondary teacher education, reading/literacy, special education, TESOL, bilingual education, and educational leadership programs. Addresses state mandates in ELL education, and prepares educators to meet state...

Differentiating Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners: A Guide for K-12 Teachers

by Shelley Fairbairn, Stephaney Jones-Vo

This comprehensive guide shows general education and ESL teachers how to differentiate instruction and assessment for the English language learners in their classes. The book provides concrete strategies that teachers can use in any content-area classroom to engage every ELL, from beginning to adva...

Teaching Adolescent English Language Learners: Essential Strategies for Middle and High School

by Nancy Cloud, Judah Lakin, Erin Leininger, Laura Maxwell

Are your adolescent English language learners struggling to read, write, and learn across subject areas? Are they making it to graduation? This practical guide is grounded in the latest research on adolescent literacy development. It features effective strategies that general education teachers...

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Resources for in-service educators...

Implementing Effective Instruction for English Language Learners: Twelve Key Practices for Administrators, Teachers, and Leadership Teams   Suzanne Wagner and Tamara King (anticipated publication date: May 2012).

Wagner and King introduce twelve key practices that are critical components of any instructional program for English language learners. Administrators, teachers, and leadership teams can use the key practices framework to foster a common language and common practices around ELL education at the classroom, school, and district levels.  Based on research and grounded in practice, the key practices framework and checklists are powerful tools for improving instruction and achievement for all students, particularly ELLs.

Teaching for Biliteracy in the United States: Fortaleciendo Puentes entre Lenguajes
Karen Beeman and Cheryl Urow (anticipated publication date: August 2012).

This practical handbook shows teachers and administrators how to teach for biliteracy in the United States to a wide variety of learners. The book focuses on Spanish and Spanish learners and is grounded in the latest research on biliteracy development. Beeman and Urow introduce the notion of the Bridge, the instructional moment when teachers bring the two languages together and teach for cross-linguistic transfer.  Beeman and Urow situate the bridge within a literacy framework they have developed to guide the planning and delivery of literacy instruction to bilingual learners who participate in dual language, Spanish for Spanish speakers, and transitional bilingual programs. This framework is compatible with literacy frameworks and programs used in K-12 schools today.

Teaching for Transfer: A Guide to Effective Biliteracy Instruction  Jill Kerper Mora

This teacher-friendly guide invites teachers to review relevant theory and research in second language acquisition and biliteracy development, consider what we know about effective biliteracy programs and practices, and strategically teach for cross-linguistic transfer. Kerper Mora highlights the importance of metalinguistic awareness as she focuses teachers’ attention on universal and language-specific features that teachers can target to promote transfer. She also shows teachers how to look for evidence of cross-linguistic transfer in student work. Kerper Mora makes the complex topic of transfer in biliteracy development accessible and practicable to teachers working in bilingual and English-medium instructional contexts. It includes a companion website.

Speech and Language Pathologists’ Guide to English Language Learners
Jack Damico and Ryan Nelson

This user-friendly guide provides expert answers to speech and language pathologists’ questions about policies, programs, and practices for English language learners.