http://netvouz.com/jgordon/tag/august?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks tagged "august" on Netvouz http://www.colorincolorado.org/webcasts/2001.php A Free Webcast Featuring Diane August, Margarita Calderón, and Fred Genesee discussing best practices for teaching English language learners (ELLs).Links to related video and other resources Literacy > ELLs (See ESL section also) jgordon Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:13:58 GMT http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ684719&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ684719 EJ684719 - Eric An intervention was designed to enhance fifth graders' academic vocabulary. The results show the feasibility of improving comprehension outcomes for students in mixed ELLEO classes, by teaching word analysis and vocabulary learning strategies. Reading Research Quarterly Authors Carlo,August,McLaughlin,Snow,Dressler, Lippman, Lively,White, . Ed. Research and Theories > Bilingual and ESL research jgordon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:57:51 GMT http://www.routledgeeducation.com/books/Developing-Literacy-in-Second-Language-Learners-isbn9780805860771 This volume reports the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. The formal charge to the panel was to identify, assess, and synthesize research on the education of language-minority children and youth with respect to their attainment of literacy. Funding for the project was provided to the Center for Applied Linguistics and SRI International by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences and the Office of English Language Acquisition, with additional funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development provided through the U.S. Department of Education. Ed. Research and Theories > Bilingual and ESL research jgordon Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:21:59 GMT