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Promoting academic achievement among English learners : a guide to the research / Claude Goldenberg, Rhoda Coleman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldenberg, Claude, 1954-
- Coleman, Rhoda, author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- English language--Study and teaching--United States--Foreign speakers.
- English language.
- Education, Bilingual--United States.
- Education, Bilingual.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin ; London : SAGE [distributor], c2010.
- Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The growing numbers of English language learners (ELLs) in our schools pose increasing challenges and opportunities for US educators and policy makers. This comprehensive resource explores the research on promoting academic success among ELLs.
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1 - Why This Book?; 2 - The Role of theHome Language; 3 - Literacy Instruction in a Second Language; 4 - Promoting English Oral Language Development; 5 - Academic Instruction in a Second Language; 6 - School and District Role; 7 - Social, Cultural, and Family Influences; 8 - The Research Goes to School; 9 - Conclusion; 10-Glo-Goldenberg-46268; Glossary; Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781452271521
- 1452271526
- 9781452209586
- 1452209588
- OCLC:
- 806032986
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