ESL (ELL) literacy instruction a guidebook to theory and practice /

• Main Author: Gunderson, Lee, 1942-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers.; Literacy programs.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Reading Skills.; Electronic books.
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This comprehensive text applies research to practice, providing 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 from kindergarten through adult levels.

Table of 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.