Developing Reading and Writing in Second Language Learners
Subtitle: Lessons from the Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth
Contributors: Diane August (Editor); Timothy Shanahan (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum; Routledge
Published: August 9, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780805862096
Subjects: Bilingual Education; Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts; Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading; Education / Bilingual Education; Education; Education / Teaching
Description: 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. --From publisher's description.