ESL (ELL) literacy instruction : a guidebook to theory and practice / Lee Gunderson.

By: Gunderson, Lee, 1942-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2009Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxviii, 283 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780415989718 (alk. paper); 041598971X (alk. paper); 9780415989725 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0415989728 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780203894217 (e-book); 0203894219 (e-book)Uniform titles: ESL literacy instruction Subject(s): English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers | Literacy programsDDC classification: 428.407 LOC classification: PE1128.A2 | G79 2009
Contents:
A brief history of reading instruction -- Language proficiency, literacy background, purpose for reading, L2 reading ability -- Language and culture as literacy variables -- Teaching young ESL (ELL) students to read -- Teaching older ESL/ELL/EFL students to read -- Teaching academic reading -- The past, present, and future of ESL reading instruction.
Review: "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 continues to grow, so grows the need for teachers to have the background and skills necessary to provide these students with the best possible programs. This book is dedicated to that task."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and indexes.

Originally published: ESL literacy instruction. 1st ed. New York : Routledge, c2005.

A brief history of reading instruction -- Language proficiency, literacy background, purpose for reading, L2 reading ability -- Language and culture as literacy variables -- Teaching young ESL (ELL) students to read -- Teaching older ESL/ELL/EFL students to read -- Teaching academic reading -- The past, present, and future of ESL reading instruction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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 continues to grow, so grows the need for teachers to have the background and skills necessary to provide these students with the best possible programs. This book is dedicated to that task."--BOOK JACKET.

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