-William H. Teale

Teale, W.H. (2009). Students Learning English and Their Literacy Instruction in Urban Schools.  The Reading Teacher, 62(8), 699-703. 

In this article, William Teale acknowledges the growing number of English learners in our classrooms, and therefore the growing need for teachers to be informed about research-based best practices for 2nd language learners in urban settings.  He clearly delineates the following three categories: what we definitely know about instruction for ELLs, what is highly likely that we know regarding discourse and interactional styles, and what we need to know more about about ELL instruction including culturally compatible instruction, and parental involvement...   Click here to read the full article.