English Language Learners in Essential Schools

Dear Readers

Letters from Gilberto Arriaza, Co-Director of Leading for Equity and Achievement Design (LEAD Center) and Jill Davidson, Horace editor.

Feature Articles

Language Diversity in Essentials Schools
by Jill Davidson

Dos and Don'ts with Refugee Students
by Naomi Nakayama

Assessing Writing Bilingually and Authentically: International Community and ALAS
by Jill Davidson

Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families
by Deborah A. Bruns and Robert M. Corso

The Growing Number of Limited English Proficient Students, 1991-2002
by Jill Davidson

Book Reviews

The Skin that We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom
by Lisa Delpit and Joanne Kilgour Dowdy

The Long Haul: An Autobiography
by Dennis Littky and Seth Linden

Why Don't They Learn English? Separating Fact from Fallacy in the U.S. Language Debate
by Lucy Tse

Myths and Realities: Best Practices for Language Minority Students
by Katherine Davies Samway and Denise McKeon

Where to Go for More:

Resources for Learning More About Language Minority Students

Glossary

Language Learning Terminology: Key Concepts for Shared Understanding