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

Gunderson, Lee 1942- (Author).

Summary: "This comprehensive research-based text provides 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."

Record details

ISBN: 9780415989725 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0415989728 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xxviii, 283 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: ESL literacy instruction. 1st ed. New York : Routledge, c2005.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.