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Boals, T. (2001 Fall). Ensuring academic success: The real issue in educating English language learners. Midwest Educational Research Journal, 14 (4), 3-8. Retrieved April 4, 2008 from
http://www.wida.us/resources/BOALS%20article.pdf

Chamot, A., & O’Malley, J.M. (1994). The CALLA handbook. Implementing the cognitive academic language learning approach. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Cummins, J. (1986). Empowering minority students: A framework for intervention. Harvard Educational Review, 56(1), 18–36.

Echevarria, J., Vogt, M., & Short, D. (2004). Making content comprehensible for English learners. The SIOP model. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Scarcella, R. (2003). Academic English: A conceptual framework. UCLMRI Technical Report 2003-1. http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu/publications/03_scarcella.pdf

Zwiers, J. (2004). The Third Language of Academic English. Educational Leadership, 62(4),60-3

Zwiers, J. (2007). Teacher practices and perspectives for developing academic language. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 17 (1).

Zwiers, J. (2008). Building academic language. Essential practices for content classrooms, grades 5-12. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.