Best Practices in ELL Instruction

In this indispensable work, prominent authorities review the latest research on all aspects of ELL instruction (K–12) and identify what works for today's students and schools. Provided are best-practice guidelines for targeting reading, writing, oral language, vocabulary, content-domain literacies, and other core skill areas; assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students; and building strong school–home–community partnerships. Chapters include clear-cut recommendations for teaching adolescent ELLs and those with learning disabilities. The comprehensive scope, explicit linkages from research to practice, and guidance for becoming a culturally informed, reflective practitioner make the book an ideal course text.

Foreword, Lee GundersonIntroduction, Guofang Li and Patricia A. EdwardsI. Perspectives on ELL Instruction1. Improving Achievement for English Learners: Conclusions from Recent Reviews and Emerging Research, Claude Goldenberg2. Language Development and the Education of Dual-Language-Learning Children in the United States, Eugene E. García and Erminda H. GarcíaII. Strategies for Teaching Young ELLs3. Principles for Teaching Young ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom: Adapting Best Practices for All Learners, Ellen McIntyre4. Engaging Young ELLs with Reading and Writing, Diane Barone5. Principles for Writing Practices with Young ELLs, Sarah McCarthey and Xun ZhengIII. Strategies for Teaching Adolescent ELLs6. Teaching Academic Literacies in Secondary School, Harriett Allison and Linda Harklau7. Constructing Access and Understanding in Inclusive Middle-Grade Content Classrooms: A Sociocognitive Apprenticeship in Literacy with Bilingual Students and Those with Language/Learning Disabilities, Troy V. Mariage and Carol Sue EnglertIV. Best Practices in ELL/Bilingual Programs and Approaches 8. From Models to Principles: Implementing Quality Schooling for ELLs, Ester J. de Jong9. Using Workshop Approaches to Support the Literacy Development of ELLs, Kathryn H. Au and Taffy E. Raphael10. A Bilingual Perspective on Writing Assessment: Implications for Teachers of Emerging Bilingual Writers, Lucinda Soltero-González, Kathy Escamilla, and Susan HopewellV. Critical Issues Concerning ELL Instruction11. Meeting the Needs of ELLs with Disabilities: A Linguistically and Culturally Responsive ModelAlba A. Ortiz and Alfredo J. Artiles12. Best Practices for Native American Language LearnersMary Eunice Romero-Little13. Supporting Literacy Learning in Families for Whom English Is an Additional LanguageJeanne R. Paratore, Barbara Krol-Sinclair, Mariela Páez, and Kristen Paratore Bock14. “It’s Just Like Telling Them They Will Never Be Scientists”: A White Teacher’s Journey Transforming Linguistic and Racial Categories, Cynthia H. Brock, Julie L. Pennington, Eleni Oikonomidoy, and Dianna R. Townsend 15. Best Practices in Professional Development for Teachers of ELLs, Guofang Li and Maria Selena Protacio

 Guofang Li, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Senior Researcher at the Literacy Achievement Research Center at Michigan State University, where she teaches undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses in second-language and literacy education. Her research focuses on ESL/ELL education, family and community literacy, and Asian American education. Dr. Li has been honored with the Early Career Award from Division G, Social Context of Education, of the American Educational Research Association, among other awards. Her books include the authored volume Culturally Contested Pedagogy, which won the Edward B. Fry Book Award from the National Reading Conference.  Patricia A. Edwards, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education and Senior University Outreach Fellow at Michigan State University, where she is also Senior Researcher at the Literacy Achievement Research Center. Her research addresses issues of culture, identity, equity, and power that affect families and schools. Dr. Edwards is a recipient of the Teacher-Scholar Award and the Distinguished Faculty Award from MSU. She served as the first African American President of the National Reading Conference and is currently President (2010-2011) of the International Reading Association. She is the author of two nationally acclaimed family literacy programs and a number of books.