Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Content Areas: The Arts
Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners: Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth
Author: National Literacy Panel, Diane August, Timothy Shanahan
Summary: The National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth systematically and rigorously examined the research on acquiring literacy in a second language. This is the executive summary of the full report, which is available for purchase through the Center for Applied Linguistics.
Tags: Bilingual Instruction; Bilingualism / Biliteracy; Comprehension; Content Areas: Math; Content Areas: Science; Content Areas: Social Studies; Content Areas: The Arts; Curriculum; Differentiated Instruction; Fluency; Instructional Programs; Intervention; Language of Instruction; Language Proficiency; Phonics; Phonological Awareness; Placement; Vocabulary; Writing;
Target Population: Preschool, Elementary, Middle, High School
Research Questions the Report Poses: How do ELL students acquire literacy in a second language?
Findings:
- Instructional approaches that focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension-have clear benefits for ELLs. Like their native English speaking peers, ELLs benefit from these strategies as well as writing instruction.
- For students to become literate in English several instructional qualities need to be met including: content coverage, intensity and thorough instruction,
- ELL specific instruction, monitoring learning, and teacher preparation.
- Oral proficiency and literacy in the first language can be used to facilitate literacy development in English.
- Researchers have documented few sociocultural impacts on literacy achievement or development. However, researchers have found that home language experiences can have a positive impact on literacy achievement.
August, D. and Shanahan, T. (2006). Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners: Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. Center for Applied Linguistics, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: Mahwah, NJ.
Language Test
Author: National School Boards Association, Naomi Dillon
Summary: The article from the American School Board Journal examines the challenges that districts with high ELL populations face in meeting state and federal accountability requirements. The report focuses on the Coachella school district in California as a lens to examine ELL assessment, accommodations, and accountability formulas.
Tags: Bilingual Instruction; Bilingualism / Biliteracy; Comprehension; Content Areas: Math; Content Areas: Science; Content Areas: Social Studies; Content Areas: The Arts; Curriculum; Instructional Programs; Intervention; Language of Instruction; Language Proficiency;
Target Population: Elementary, Middle, High School
Research Questions the Report Poses: The report uses the example of Coachella school district's legal battle to examine whether state assessments are appropriate accountability measures for English language learners.
Findings:
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Policy Recommendations:
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Dillon, N. (2005). Language Test. American School Board Journal, 192(8). National School Boards Association.
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