Guide to Pronunciation in This Book
1. Big Ideas and Research That Guide the Profession
2. First-Language Influence in Second-Language Acquisition
3. ELL Oracy: Listening Comprehension and Oral Language
Development
4. Learning to Read, Write, and Spell Words in English as a New
Language
5. Using Morphemes to Learn Vocabulary
6. Word Formation Processes, Cognates, and Collocations
7. “The Same, but Different”: Reading Fluency in English as a New
Language
8. Achieving Comprehension in L2 English Reading
9. Writing to Learn in English across the Curriculum
10. Literacy, Language Learning, and the Digital Revolution
Glossary
References
Index
Kristin Lems, EdD, is Professor in the ESL/Bilingual Education
Program at National Louis University, where she directed two 5-year
grants from the U.S. Department of Education in ESL teacher
education. A two-time Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Lems consults on
literacy and ESL in area school districts and presents her research
nationally. Her dissertation on adult ESL oral reading fluency was
a finalist for Outstanding Dissertation of the Year from the
International Literacy Association. She has coauthored or coedited
several books, including Building Literacy with English Language
Learners, Second Edition, and Fluency Instruction, Second Edition:
Research-Based Best Practices, which was a finalist for the Edward
B. Fry Book Award of the Literacy Research Association.
Leah D. Miller, MA, was a full-time faculty member in the
ESL/Bilingual Education Program at National Louis University before
retiring in 2012. She taught linguistics, cross-cultural education,
and reading courses at National Louis, and also taught composition
at Northwestern University and linguistics at the University of
Illinois at Chicago. She has presented on linguistics and ESL
topics at state and national conferences, including TESOL and the
American Educational Research Association.
Tenena M. Soro, PhD, teaches courses in linguistics, cross-cultural
education, foundations, and reading in the ESL/Bilingual Education
Program at National Louis University, where he received the
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award. Dr. Soro has also taught courses
in ethics and philosophy, linguistics, and social science at
Columbia College, Northeastern Illinois University, and
Northwestern University. He has presented on linguistics and ESL
topics at state and national conferences.
"Lems, Miller, and Soro offer unusually well-constructed linkages
between theories of second-language and literacy development and
relevant instructional practices. The book is rich with
illustrative examples as well as many useful strategies that
educators can immediately implement in their classrooms. The
authors are particularly effective in engaging and raising the
reader’s interest--not only will educators gain enormous insight
into the teaching and learning of second languages, but they also
will enjoy the journey. This is an excellent text for teacher
preparation courses related to second-language acquisition and
bilingual education. I used the book in one of my classes and loved
it. The content can serve as a basis for writing assignments,
in-class discussion and analysis, presentations, and demonstrations
of the sample teaching strategies."--Sonia W. Soltero, PhD, Chair,
Department of Leadership, Language and Curriculum, DePaul
University
"This book is easy to read and does a superb job of combining
theory with application. The authors introduce linguistic concepts
in an accessible manner and present practical activities that
teachers can start using right away to help ELLs master the pillars
of reading. The chapter on the digital revolution provides a bridge
to understanding the next generation of technology and how to
incorporate it into language learning."--Margaret Gigous, MA, ELL
specialist, Villa Park School District 45, Illinois
“This practice-focused book is informed by current
interdisciplinary research in reading, linguistics, second-language
acquisition, and ESOL pedagogy. The authors provide a thorough,
nontechnical explication of the relevance of language systems to
reading and writing instruction. Important topics include how good
readers sound out words and map phonemes onto graphemes. This is a
valuable text for a range of graduate-level classes. The questions
and exercises at the end of each chapter help readers apply what
they have learned."--Kyle Perkins, PhD, Department of Teaching and
Learning, Florida International University
"An essential resource for teachers and researchers of ELLs. This
book takes you on an exciting journey of learning about the
critical role of literacy instruction in promoting L2
(second-language) acquisition. The book provides many useful ideas
about how to turn what you have learned into good classroom
teaching practice."--Etsuo Taguchi, MA, Professor in Applied
Linguistics, Daito Bunka University, Japan
"The second edition includes clear explanations of essential
knowledge and practical skills while adding a focus on linguistics
and digital tools. I adopted the first edition as a text for my
graduate Reading Specialist practicum, but I also could see the
book working beautifully in teacher education courses that focus on
literacy, and in bilingual programs. My teacher education literacy
courses emphasize strategies for building student-centered
classrooms and making informed decisions for instruction. This book
matches that strategy focus."--Mary Kay Moskal, EdD, Endowed
Professor of Reading Recovery and Early Literacy, Saint Mary’s
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