The book outlines five principles that are important to consider when integrating the ESL learner into the classroom. People, who are learning another language, are first of all, people. Learning a language means learning to do the things you want to do with people who speak that language. A person fs second language, like the first, develops globally, not linearly.4. Language develops best in a variety of rich contexts.
Literacy is part of a language, so writing and reading develop alongside speaking and listening.