Teaching Reading to English Language Learners, Grades 6-12: A Framework for Improving Achievement in the Content Areas / Edition 1

by Margarita Espino Calderon

Overview

A powerful array of field-tested literacy tools for closing the achievement gap!

This book provides a comprehensive and systematic framework for developing literacy skills and improving reading in all content areas. With funding from the Carnegie Corporation and the U.S. Department of Education, author Margarita Calderón has developed a research-based approach to expediting reading comprehension that results in higher test scores not just for ELLs, but for all students. Educators can easily complement their instruction with ready-to-use tools, including:

• Lesson templates
• Rubrics
• Sample lesson plans
• Strategies for teaching reading and vocabulary in content areas
• Descriptions of successful programs
• Professional development designs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412909266
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/25/2007
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dr. Margarita Espino Calderón, born and raised in Juárez, is a Professor Emerita/Senior Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University. Her research and development projects have been funded by the US Department of Education, National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Labor, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, and various State Offices of Education.

One of her empirical studies “The Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC)” is featured in the What Works Clearinghouse. The Carnegie Corporation of New York funded her five-year study to develop Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (Ex C-ELL) to train math, science, social studies, language arts, and ESL teachers on integrating language, reading, and content in core content middle and high school classrooms. With a Title III National Professional Development grant, she implemented “A Whole-School Approach to Professional Development with Ex C-ELL” in Loudoun County, VA. She replicated this approach in 29 schools in TX and NC. She served on the National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth, the Carnegie Corporation of New York Panel on English Language Adolescent Literacy Panel, among other panels and national committees. She has over 100 publications on language, literacy, and professional development.
In 2025, Margarita was inducted into the Multilingual Education Hall of Fame.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction: The Ex C-ELL Model—Literacy and English Language Learners
2. Planning Lessons Using a Research-Based Design
3. Vocabulary Development: The Foundation for Reading in the Content Areas
4. Teaching Reading Comprehension and Content
5. Reading, Writing, and Speaking in Mathematics
6. Reading, Writing, and Speaking in Science
7. Teaching the Art in Language Arts
8. A Vignette of Social Studies Teachers Developing and Implementing a Lesson
9. Setting the Context for Teachers to Succeed: Professional Development for Teaching Content Area Literacy to ELLs
10. New Directions in Coaching and Classroom Observation
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"The best synthesis of reading strategies for secondary ELLs that I've seen. There is something for everyone in this book, from novice teachers to veterans. Doesn’t add to teachers' workloads, but instead replaces ineffective strategies with successful ones."

Neal A. Glasgow

"A fabulous book that covers everything teachers need to know about teaching reading to ELLs. Contains tons of information that readers can use right away."

Arlene Mylinski

"Ex C-ELL is about dispelling myths regarding what ELL students can and cannot do. It's also about supporting teachers in the delivery of the high quality, rigorous instruction all students deserve. This book should be in the hands of every middle and high school teacher, serving not just ELL students, but all students who need help increasing their speaking, reading and writing skills."

Jane Escobedo

"Offers numerous strategies for building background knowledge and making content comprehensible. Rich with graphic organizers, a glossary, and other tools for teachers."

Nadia Mykysey

"What a welcome addition to the middle and high school instructional program. The ten lesson components work interactively to facilitate students' comprehension, which leads to their academic success across the content areas. Now every teacher can have the tools to become an effective language teacher!"

Margo Gottlieb

"Provides a model for comprehensive literacy instruction to enhance students' vocabulary and reading comprehension while gaining and consolidating critical content knowledge in the areas of math, science, language arts and social studies. This outstanding book will prove useful to anyone who is working with English Language Learners in the intermediate grades through high school."

Rebecca S. Donaldson

"A welcome addition in providing the high-quality educational experiences students need in order to master a new language and open the doors to the world of opportunity that awaits them."

Dawn Billings

"For ELL students to succeed academically, effective teaching strategies and best practices must be demonstrated in the classroom. This book provides a systematic and detailed map for helping to ensure success for all students."

Daniel S. Hamada