TY - BOOK AU - Gunderson,Lee TI - ESL (ELL) literacy instruction: a guidebook to theory and practice SN - 9780415989718 (alk. paper) AV - PE1128.A2 G79 2009 U1 - 428.407 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - English language KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Literacy programs N1 - Originally published: ESL literacy instruction. 1st ed. New York : Routledge, c2005; Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and indexes; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - "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 ER -