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Multilingual Literacy, Grades 4–12
What You Need to Know About Teaching Reading to Emergent English Learners
Multilingual learners need reading instruction across all content areas. This book provides core content teachers with evidence-based strategies, bridging the science of reading with second language learning. Implement a whole-school approach to building vocabulary, reading comprehension, and academic discourse.
Evidence-based reading strategies for multilingual learners
Adolescent multilingual learners need reading instruction in every content classroom. Authors Margarita Espino Calderón and Karen Johannesen Brock provide an evidence-based, whole-school guide that bridges the science of reading with second-language learning. Get practical instructional strategies for vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, and academic discourse to help core content teachers set a new standard for literacy and achieve equitable student success.
Grades 4–12 classroom teachers, specialist teachers, and school leaders can use this book to:
- Discover new research-validated methods and approaches to literacy instruction for multilingual learners
- Improve multilingual learners' vocabulary acquisition through preparation and discussion of assigned texts
- Merge the science of reading and second-language learning practices to enhance multilingual learners' literacy
- Enforce language and literacy development through peer discussions and writing tasks
- Receive recommendations for coaching teachers and professional learning for each component
- Shape educational policy that promotes a healthy school culture in support of multilingual learners
