"Newcomers" are English learners who are new to the United States and arrive with limited or interrupted formal schooling. These students have below-grade-level literacy skills in their home language and do not speak English. Newcomers' arrivals to the middle school and high school classrooms often present a formidable "what to…

This study was conducted to explore the effects of a two-way immersion bilingual program on maintenance/acquisition of Spanish-language proficiency and on reading and mathematics achievement in English over a period of 4 academic years. The researchers used Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) techniques to compare the effects of two different…

The term "literacy" is often used synonymously with reading and writing. However, literacy entails more than reading and writing. Literacy involves communicating with others and includes listening, viewing, following, and reading directions and interacting with friends and colleagues. The literacy skills and abilities are essential for all…

This article explores one element of collaborative practice: the integration of English language learner-focused instruction and discussion in a secondary English methods course. Drawing on the authors' expertise, they examine revisions made to a secondary English methods course to better address the academic and individual needs of diverse…

YouTube, the video sharing website that allows viewers to upload video content ranging from cute dog tricks to rare rock videos, also supports a lively community devoted to the performance of Shakespeare and Shakespearean adaptations. YouTube is also a popular site for student producers of Shakespeare performances, parodies, and other artistic…

This article explores one context in which language arts instruction can be enhanced through digital technologies. It describes how preservice elementary education teachers first investigated aspects of visual literacy and then engaged in digital and traditional multimodal forms of response to historical nonfiction literature. They read,…

This is a case study of an elementary teacher's decision to add multicultural children's books to her curriculum and an analysis of how her ideologies about race shaped the classroom discourse. Although the teacher's stated purpose was to teach the pitfalls of racial stereotypes by encouraging conversations about prejudice, often the classroom…

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the first in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal.

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the second in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the third in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the fourth in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

This textbook provides the foundation for a course in English. This volume is the last in a series of five. It aims to teach children not only to use the English language correctly and effectively, and to enjoy it with constantly growing appreciation, but also to become independent and self-reliant in their efforts to reach the goal. [For Book…

Investigating the origins of place names provides pupils with a wealth of language arts experiences in vocabularly, research, and writing. Activities based on place names are suggested. (MT)

Eight reproducible pages are offered for teachers to use as a summer send-off package which contains activities extending from a child's backyard to outer space. A list of books for summer reading is included. (MT)

Ways to perk up language arts instruction include skits, choral readings, and full-length plays. Ideas for putting a show together, from making the curtain to having a cast party, are covered. Two readings, a skit, and a play are appended. (MT)