Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners: Lessons from the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Y

Book Overview

A Co-Publication of Routledge, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the International Reading Association

This book is a shorter version of Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners, reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. This book concisely summarizes 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805862099
• ISBN13: 9780805862096
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"