Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners: Lessons from the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth Published by Routledge for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

by August; Diane

• ISBN13: 9780805862096
• ISBN10: 0805862099
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2007-08-09
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book is a shorter version of the full volume ("Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners") reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. The Panel--a distinguished group of expert researchers in reading, language, bilingualism, research methods, and education--was appointed to identify, assess, and synthesize research on the literacy education of language-minority children and youth. In this book, chapters adapted from the original report concisely summarize what is known from empirical research about the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, including development, environment, instruction, and assessment. This more accessible version of the full report is intended for teachers, administrators, and researchers and for use in a wide range of teacher preparation courses and in inservice/staff development programs that deal with educating English language learners.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction and Methodology	p. 1
Demographic Overview	p. 19
Development of Literacy in Second-Language Learners	p. 27
Cross-Linguistic Relationships in Second-Language Learners	p. 61
Sociocultural Contexts and Literacy Development	p. 95
Instruction and Professional Development	p. 131
Language and Literacy Assessment	p. 251
Cross-Cutting Themes and Future Research Directions	p. 275
Notes on Contributors	p. 301
Index	p. 311
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