These books tell the stories of girls and women who refused to take no for an answer. During their lives, they made difficult and courageous decisions and journeys, perservering despite long odds and paving the way for those who followed.
Diane Staehr Fenner describes California's new English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Framework and its distinctive features, themes, and guidance. She also offers some ideas on what this framework could mean for teachers in their work with ELLs.