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“In the third edition, Lems, Soro, and Charles present important current advances in language education. Of note are fast-developing technologies and their uses, not only as teaching and learning tools and modalities, but also as topics for content lessons. The third edition is well organized and accessible, and masterfully connects linguistic concepts to strategies that educators can immediately implement in their classrooms. This is an excellent text for teacher preparation courses related to second-language acquisition and bilingual education. I have used the book in my biliteracy methods courses, as well as for professional development, and loved it. The content can serve as a basis for writing assignments, in-class discussion and analysis, presentations, and demonstrations of the sample teaching strategies.”

—Sonia W. Soltero, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Leadership, Language and Curriculum, DePaul University


“Lems, Soro, and Charles provide a clear, accessible roadmap to literacy instruction for English language learners, based on solid research in linguistics, reading and writing development, and ESL teaching methods. I’ve used this text multiple times in my graduate class on ELL literacy, with great success. My students, many of whom are inservice teachers, find the book to be not only enlightening, but also really practical, due to the many instructional techniques and activities it includes. A real highlight of the third edition is the added emphasis throughout on supporting students’ multilingualism and making their L1s an integral part of English literacy instruction through practices like translanguaging.”

—Karen L. Ford, PhD, Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education, University of Virginia


“In its third edition, this book has gotten even better. It continues to do a superb job of combining theory with application. As the authors introduce linguistic concepts, they share their own personal experiences and those of other professionals in the field. The authors have added more practical activities that teachers can start using right away to help multilingual learners master a new language. I really appreciated the discussions of topics like the pros and cons of using artificial intelligence in the classroom.”

—Margaret Gigous, MA, EL Resource Teacher, Villa Park School District 45, Illinois

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Table of Contents

Preface

Guide to Pronunciation in This Book

1. Big Ideas and Research That Guide the Profession

2. First-Language Influence in Second-Language Acquisition

3. ELL Oracy: Listening Comprehension and Oral Language Development

4. Learning to Read, Write, and Spell Words in English as a New Language

5. Visual Literacy and Language Growth

6. Using Morphemes to Learn Vocabulary

7. Word Formation Processes, Cognates, and Collocations

8. “The Same, but Different”: Reading Fluency in English as a New Language

9. Achieving Comprehension in L2 English Reading

10. Writing to Learn in English across the Curriculum

11. Multilingual Learners in the Multimodal Classroom

Glossary

References

Index

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About the Authors

Kristin Lems, EdD, is Professor in the ESL/Bilingual Education Program at National Louis University. A two-time Fulbright Scholar, to Algeria and Mongolia, Dr. Lems directed two 5-year grants from the Office of English Language Acquisition of the U.S. Department of Education. She is a column editor for the Illinois Reading Council Journal and has coauthored or coedited several books. Dr. Lems is a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from National Louis University and the Elliot Judd Outstanding Teacher Award from Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages–Bilingual Education.

• Author's website
• All titles by Kristin Lems

Tenena M. Soro, PhD, has taught courses in linguistics, cross-cultural education, foundations, and reading at National Louis University, where he received the Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award. Dr. Soro has also taught courses in ethics and philosophy, linguistics, and social science at Columbia College Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University, and Northwestern University. Originally from Ivory Coast, he analyzed the syntax patterns of his native language, Senufo/Cibaari, for the first time in his dissertation. He has presented on linguistics and ESL topics at state and national conferences.

Gareth Charles, MEd, has taught academic English for international students at KMUTT University in Bangkok, Thailand, and has also taught high school English courses as part of the Thai government’s outreach program for disadvantaged youth. In addition, Mr. Charles develops and teaches online lessons and training for Chinese education companies across Asia and and provides ESL corporate training and teaching at companies that focus on international business English. Originally from Oregon, Mr. Charles has lived in Thailand since 2007.

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Audience

Teachers of 4- to 17-year-olds (grades PreK–12) in ESL, bilingual, and general education; teacher educators and students in ESL/TESOL certification programs; ELL specialists; literacy specialists and coaches.

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Course Use

Serves as a text in ESL/TESOL certification programs and graduate-level reading methods courses.

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Previous editions published by Guilford:

Second Edition, © 2017
ISBN: 9781462531592

First Edition, © 2010
ISBN: 9781606234686

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New to this edition:

• Chapter on visual literacy.
• Extensive updated coverage of literacy in the digital age, including gamification and video games, digital reading, and uses of ChatGPT in the classroom.
• Increased attention to multimodal projects and activities.
• New or expanded discussions of translanguaging, dual language instruction, English as a lingua franca as well as an academic language, and other timely topics.