Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for Teaching K-12 Multilingual Learners, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (15 June 2022) © 2023

  • Suzanne F. Peregoy
  • Owen F. Boyle San Jose State University
  • Steven Amendum University of Delaware

Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL: A Resource Book for Teaching K-12 Multilingual Learners

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Title overview

Reading, Writing, and Learning in ESL is a comprehensive resource for teaching and assessing K-12 multilingual learners and actively involving them in their own education. It examines up-to-date language acquisition theory as it relates to instruction. Research-based strategies help promote oral language, reading, writing and academic development. Real-life scenarios demonstrate diverse classroom cultures. This useful resource helps you learn vital content and skills to support your future instruction with multilingual learners in K-12 settings.

The 8th Edition emphasizes practical classroom applications of evidence-based instructional strategies. Updated cases, research, theory and terminology reflect recent findings and perspectives.

Table of contents

  1. English Learners in 21st-Century Classrooms
  2. Language and Language Acquisition
  3. Classroom Practices for Effective English Learner Instruction
  4. The New Literacies and English Learners
  5. Oral English Development in Second Language Acquisition
  6. First Steps to Literacy: English Learners Beginning to Write and Read
  7. Words and Meanings: English Learners' Vocabulary Development
  8. English Learners and Process Writing
  9. Reading and Literature Instruction for English Learners
  10. Content Reading and Writing: Pre-reading and During Reading
  11. Content Reading and Writing: Post-reading Strategies for Organizing and Remembering

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