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

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Cary, S. (1997). Second language learners. Portland, ME: Senhouse Publishers.

Law, B. & Eckes, M. (2000). The more-than-just-surviving handbook: ESL for every classroom teacher (2nd edition). Winnipeg, Canada: Peguis Publishers.

Samway, K.D. & McKeon, D. (1999). Myths and realities: Best practices for language minority students. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Publishers.

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (1997). ESL standards for Pre-K-12 students. Alexandria, VA: TESOL.

Walqui, A. (2000). Access and engagement: Program design and instructional approaches for immigrant students in secondary school. McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics.

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Freeman, Y. & Freeman, D. (2002). Closing the achievement gap: How to reach limited-formal-schooling and long-term English learners. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Gottlieb, M. (2006). Assessing English language learners: Bridges from language proficiency to academic achievement. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

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Hill, J., & Flynn, K. (2006). Classroom instruction that works with English language learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Leonard, J. (2008). Culturally specific pedagogy in the mathematics classroom: Strategies for teachers and students. New York, NY: Routledge.

Rothenberg, C, & Fisher, D. (2007). Teaching English language learners: A differentiated approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.

Samway, K., & McKeon, D. (2007). Myths and realities: Best practices for English language learners. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Harper, C. & de Jong, E. (2004). Misconceptions about teaching English language learners. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 48(2), 152-162.

DuFour, R. (2003). Leading edge: ‘Collaboration lite’ puts student achievement on a starvation diet. Journal of Staff Development, 24(3).

Walqui, A. (2000). Strategies for success: Engaging immigrant students in secondary schools. ERIC Digest. Retrieved from http://www.cal.org/ericcll.

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Keene, E. O. & Zimmerman, S. (2007). Mosaic of thought, Second edition. The power of comprehension strategy instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

VanPatten, B., and Williams, J. (2007). Theories in Second Language Acquisition: An introduction. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Cary, S. (2000). Working with second language learners: Answers to teachers’ top ten questions. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

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Buhrow, B. & Upczak Garcia, A. (2006). Ladybugs, tornadoes, and swirling galaxies. English language learners discover their world through inquiry. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Cary, S. (1997). Second language learners. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Cary, S. 2000). Working with second language learners. Answers to teachers’ top ten question. Portsmouth, HN: Heinemann.

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

Coelho, Elizabeth. (2004). Adding English. A guide to teaching in multilingual classrooms. Toronto, Ontario: Pippin.

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

Faltis, C. J. (2001). Joinfostering. Teaching and learning in multilingual classrooms. (3rd edition). New York: Merrill, Prentice Hall.

Freeman, Y., & Freeman, D. (2003). Struggling English language learners: Keys for academic success. TESOL Journal, 12(3), 5-10.

Gibbons, P. (2002). Scaffolding language, scaffolding learning: Teaching second language learners in the mainstream classroom. Portsmouth, HN: Heinemann.

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Herrel, A., & Jordan, M. (2004). Fifty strategies for teaching English language learners Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

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MacDonald, E. & Brisk, M. E. (2004). Planning for writing: Defining purpose, audience, and topic with English language learners. School Talk, 9(4), 3-4.

McLeod, B. (n.d.). Strategies that enhance success for limited English proficient students. Retrieved September 7, 2004, from Florida Department of Education, Office of School Improvement Web site: http://osi.fsu.edu/waveseries/htmlversions/wave1.htm

Montague, N. (1995, Summer). The process oriented approach to teaching writing to second language learners [Electronic version]. New York State Association for Bilingual Education Journal, 10, 13-24.

Panofsky, C., Pacheco, M., Smith, S., Santos, J., Fogelman, C., Harrington, M., & Kenney, E. ( 2005). Approaches to writing instruction for adolescent English language learners. The Education Alliance at Brown. Retrieved April 4, 2008 from http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/writ_instrct/apprchwrtng.pdf

Peregoy, S., & Boyle, O. (2008). Reading, writing and learning in ESL: A resource book for k-12 teachers (5th edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Samway, K.D. & McKeon, D. (1999). Myths and realities. Best practices for language minority students. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Whelan Ariza, Eileen N. (2006). Not for ESOL Teachers: What Every Classroom Teacher Needs to Know about the Linguistically, Culturally, and Ethnically Diverse Student. Boston: AB Longman.

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