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Barrera, R. B., & Jimenez, R. T. (2000, April). Literacy instruction for bilingual Latino students: Teacher’s experiences and knowledge. In A Research Symposium on High Standards in Reading for Students from Diverse Language Groups: Research, Practice & Policy (pp. 144-159). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA).

Brassell, D. (2003, October). Reading for kicks, not kickbacks. Phi Delta Kappan, 146-147.

Cappellini, M. (2005). Balancing reading & language learning. A resource for teaching English language learners, K-5. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.

Gibbons, P. (2002). Reading in a second language. In P. Gibbons (Ed.), Scaffolding language, Scaffolding learning: Teaching second language learners in the mainstream classroom (pp. 77-101). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Hernandez, Hilda. (1997). Teaching in multilingual classrooms. A teacher’s guide to context, process, and content. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

Mays, L. (2008, February). The Cultural Divide of Discourse: Understanding How English-Language Learners’ Primary Discourse Influences Acquisition of Literacy. The Reading Teacher, 61(5), 415–418.

Meltzer, J., & Hamann, E. (2005). Meeting the literacy development needs of adolescent English language learners through content area learning. Part I: Focus on Motivation and Engagement. The Education Alliance, Brown University http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/adlit/adell_litdv1.pdf

Meltzer, J., & Hamann, E. (2005). Meeting the literacy development needs of adolescent English language learners through content area learning. Part II: Focus on classroom teaching and learning strategies. The Education Alliance, Brown University http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/adlit/adell_litdv2.pdf

Nathenson-Mejía, S. (1994, Winter). Bridges between home and school: Literacy building activities for non native English speaking homes. The Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, 14, 149-164.

Nathenson-Mejía, S., & Escamilla, K. (2003, Spring). Connecting with Latino children: Bridging cultural gaps with children’s literature. Bilingual Research Journal, 27(1), 101-116.

Peralta-Nash, C. (2003). Literature circles in a bilingual classroom: The power of language choice. The New Advocate, 16(1), 57-61.

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.

Rubinstein-Avila, E. (2003). Conversing with Miguel: An adolescent English Language Learner struggling with later literacy development. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy , 47(4), 290-301

Yoon, B. (2007). Offering or limiting opportunities: Teachers’ roles and approaches to English langauge learners’ participation in literacy activities. The Reading Teacher, 61(3), 216-25. 

Young, T. & Hadaway, N. (Eds.). Supporting the literacy development of English learners. International Reading Association.