Beyond the Beginnings: Literacy Interventions for Upper Elementary English Language Learners (Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 46). Questo articolo non è disponibile.Beyond the Beginnings: Literacy Interventions for Upper Elementary English Language Learners (Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 46)

The book addresses upper elementary English language learners who have a fairly good knowledge of spoken and written English, have demonstrated knowledge of phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding and word recognition, yet are struggling with academic English literacy. Throughout the book, the authors continuously argue that planning and delivering instruction to these students must be based on the ELL’s existing competencies, prior knowledge and experiences. Classroom curriculum and instruction must provide opportunities for helping ELL learners to build and extend skills, knowledge and processes. And, the highly complex process of language learning and literacy development calls for multifaceted instructional approaches. The book is divided into eight chapters providing specific information on the diversity of ELLs and providing examples, models and strategies to move them beyond the transition in English reading and writing.

Angela Carrasquillo is a professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Education where she is the coordinator of the TESOL Program. She is nationally known in the areas of second language and bilingual education and has published extensively in these fields. She is the author (with Vivian Rodríguez ) of Language Minority Students in the Mainstream Classroom (Multilingual Matters, 2002).

Stephen B. Kucer is an associate professor of language and literacy education in the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University Lincoln Center. He is the author of Dimensions of Literacy (Erlbaum) and co-author of Curricular Conversations (Stenhouse).

Ruth Abrams works for the New York City Department of Education as a teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is also on the adjunct faculty of Fordham University Graduate School of Education where she teaches courses in literacy and TESOL.

Angela Carrasquillo is a professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Education where she is the coordinator of the TESOL Program. Her latest books include Language Minority Students in the Mainstream Classroom (with Vivian Rodriguez, Multilingual Matters, 2002), Measuring Success in Bilingual Education Programs (with J. Rodriguez, ENLACE, 1998), and The Teaching of Reading in Spanish to the Bilingual Student (with P. Segan, Lawrence Erlbaum, 1998).

Stephen B. Kucer is an association professor of language and literacy education in the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University, Lincoln Center. He is the author of Dimensions of Literacy: A Conceptual Base for Teaching Reading and Writing in School Settings (Erlbaum) and co-author of Curriculum Conversations: Themes in Multilingual and Monolingual Classrooms (Stenhouse).

Ruth Abrams works for the New York City Department of Education as a teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages. She is also on the adjunct faculty of Fordham University Graduate School of Education where she teaches courses in literacy and TESOL.