ESL (ELL) literacy instruction [ a guidebook to theory and practice

"This comprehensive research-based text provides both ESL and mainstream teachers with the background and expertise necessary to plan and implement reading programs that match the particular needs and abilities of their students." "As the number of ESL students in public schools conti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gunderson, Lee , 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge , c2009
Edition:2nd ed
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A brief history of reading instruction
  • 2. Language proficiency, literacy background, purpose for reading, L2 reading ability
  • 3. Language and culture as literacy variables
  • 4. Teaching young ESL (ELL) students to read
  • 5. Teaching older ESL/ELL/EFL students to read
  • 6. Teaching academic reading
  • 7. The past, present, and future of ESL reading instruction