" Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book explores how English language learners develop both the oral language and literacy skills necessary for school success. Chapters examine the cognitive bases of English acquisition, and how the process is different for children from alphabetic (such as Spanish) and nonalphabetic (such as Chinese) language backgrounds. The book addresses a key challenge facing educators and clinicians: ide ..."
"During the past decades, literacy has gradually become a major concern all over the world. Though there is a great diversity in both the distribution and degree of literacy in different countries, there has been an increasing awareness of the number of illiterates and the consequences of being illiterate. However, literacy is no longer seen as a universal trait. When one focuses on culturally-sensitive accoun ..."
"Orthographic and cognitive factors in the concurrent development of basic
reading skills in two languages. ... Improving achievement for English-learners:
What the research tells us. ... Gottardo, A., Chiappe, P., Yan, B., Siegel, L. S., &
Gu, Y. (2006). ... Paper presented at the University of California Linguistic
Minority Research Institute: Biliteracy Development Research Forum, Santa
Barbara, CA. ... Are first and second langu ..."