The concept of academic language (also referred to as academic English) has developed
substantially in the 30 years since Cummins introduced the distinction between basic …

Many displaced young people enter secondary schools with limited mother tongue literacy
and low proficiency in the language of instruction, but little is known about how teachers …

We examined the direct impact of an ongoing, intensive, and structured professional
development (PD) within an English-as-second-language (ESL) instructional intervention on …

Utilizing a complex theory of teacher learning and practice, this chapter analyzes~ 120
empirical studies of content teacher development (both preservice and in-service) for …

For more than a decade, the professional development literature has shown that most
teachers are not adequately prepared to teach English learners (ELs)—that holds true for …

Research suggests that teachers need to scaffold emergent bilingual students as they
develop the complex language associated with school success. This may especially be true …

Shortcomings in schools' efforts to serve English learners (ELs) are often both a function of
the continuing scarcity of teacher education and the ability of schools to implement high …

Metadiscoursal features are important in teaching and assessing argumentative writing.
However, when analyzing some samples of students' writing at tertiary level, it is observed …

An increasing number of children worldwide attend schools where the language of
instruction does not match their native language, presenting significant challenges with …

Student diversity within US schools has steadily increased in recent years. This trend has
driven significant interest, on the part of schools and school systems, in supporting students …