Teaching All Areas of Literacy to MLs

With Drs. Julie Esparza Brown & Amanda Sanford; From The Center for Reading Science

Laura Ascenzi-Moreno, in The Reading Teacher Vol. 77 No. 6 (International Literacy Assn.)

A synthesizes of classroom experience and the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. 

Building background knowledge and tapping into students home language is essential for comprehension.

Giving ELs the tools they need to develop close reading skills is an important step in helping them access more challenging grade-level texts.

Support for teachers of all content areas who may find it challenging to build the English language and literacy skills of English learners in their classrooms.