In the past 30 years, a large and growing number of students in U.S. schools have come from homes in which the language background is other than English. These students present unique challenges for America's education system. Based on Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a comprehensive study published in 1997, this book summarizes for teachers and education policymakers what has been learned over the past three decades about educating such students. It discusses a broad range of educational issues: how students learn a second language; how reading and writing skills develop in the first and second languages; how information on specific subjects (for example, biology) is stored and learned and the implications for second-language learners; how social and motivational factors affect learning for English-language learners; how the English proficiency and subject matter knowledge of English-language learners are assessed; and what is known about the attributes of effective schools and classrooms that serve English-language learners.
How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studiesâ€"from basic ones on language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings. The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity. This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant research on development of a second language, literacy, and content knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines research on the education of teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for the collection of education statistics as it relates to this student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure that supports research on these students.
Diane August had been a healthy eater her entire life, but, inexplicably, her weight began spiraling out of control. After years of fruitless trips to doctors who met her condition with skepticism, she was diagnosed with Candidiasis (or Candida), an overgrowth of yeast in the body that wreaks havoc on the immune system when left unchecked. Finally, with a compassionate doctor and a diagnosis in hand, Diane was able remedy her condition. Her research led her to the work of John Parks Trowbridge, MD, and Morton Walker, DPM, and introduced her to a four-phase diet to help regulate the yeast growth. This helped her understand that to keep her immune system safe, she had to cut yeast, fermented foods, gluten and sugar out of her diet and make other adjustments in regimented "phases." The FREE Cookbook picks up where Trowbridge and Walker left off, expanding their four-phase diet into a delicious collection of easy-to-follow, Candida-friendly, and gluten-free recipes for the entire family.
This volume reports the findings of the a distinguished group of expert researchers in reading, language, bilingualism, research methods, and education charged to identify, assess, and synthesize research on the education of language-minority children.
Step back in time and experience the grandeur and romance of a previous era as Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! This boxset includes: THE LADY BEHIND THE MASQUERADE A Family of Scandals by Diane Gaston (Regency) Marcus can’t forget the mysterious woman he met in Paris or the passionate night they shared! A year later, he meets Juliana again, and Marcus must uncover who she is… THE VIKING SHE LOVES TO HATE by Lucy Morris (Viking) In a competition to prove who’s the better boatbuilder, Astrid and Ulrik know the stakes are high. But soon their rivalry turns to a heated passion they can’t ignore! HOW THE DUKE MET HIS MATCH by Sophia Williams (Regency) Alexander, Duke of Harwell, couldn’t stand by and let a rogue ruin heiress Emma—so to save her reputation, he shocks himself by announcing their engagement!
Published simultaneously by Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC, International Reading Association, Newark, DE, and TESOL International Association, Alexandria, VA.
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