Caslon Publishing and Consulting for Language Educators

by Else Hamayan, Rebecca Freeman

Accountability for English language learners (ELLs) is a critical issue for schools today. The number of identified ELLs in public schools (K-12) grew 95% over the last decade, with more than 5 million school age ELLS identified. Administrators are demanding information about how they can ensure tha...

by Brian Street

Brian Street , a pioneering figure in the New Literacy Studies (NLS), challenges himself and his international colleagues to apply principles entailed in viewing literacy as a social practice to diverse educational contexts. This edited volume includes sixteen case studies of innovative projects and...

by Rebecca Freeman

Explains why and demonstrates how schools that serve bilingual communities can promote English language development, academic achievement, AND expertise in other languages. After a solid review of the fields of bilingual education, English as a second language (ESL), world/foreign language education...