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Direct linkHarper, Candace; de Jong, Ester – Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2004
English language learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing group of K-12 students in the United States. Most ELLs spend the entire school day in mainstream classrooms where instruction is in English. It is therefore important for all teachers to have the knowledge and skills needed to facilitate these students' academic language development and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Misconceptions, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
