NCCRESt

part of the Education Reform Networks

Diverse Learners in the Classroom: Innovative Literacy Practices for ESL Learners

Discusses briefly issues related to bilingual education and making English the official United States language. Describes an innovative and successful bilingual education program in a public school district in Oregon. (SR) (ERIC Clearinghouse # CS751447) The model described emphasizes theming, literacy skills and strategies, and genre. Children designated as having English as a second language are fully integrated into age appropriate classrooms during regular school hours.

• Author/Creator: Schirmer, B.R., Casbon, J., Twiss, L.L.
• Date Published: February
• Journal/Secondary Title: Reading Teacher
• Number: 5
• Volume: 49
• Year: 1996

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: People: Educators
• Subject: Bilingual Education Programs
• Subject: Bilingualism
• Subject: English (Second Language)

More like this one