Summarizes what is known from research about the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, including development, environment, instruction, and assessment. This book is useful for teachers, administrators, and researchers and for use in a range of teacher preparation courses and in inservice/staff development programs.

This book is a Co-Publication of Routledge, the Center for Applied Linguistics, and the International Reading Association. It is a shorter version of "Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners," reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. This book concisely summarizes what is known from empirical research about the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth, including development, environment, instruction, and assessment. This more accessible version of the full report is intended for teachers, administrators, and researchers and for use in a wide range of teacher preparation courses and in inservice/ staff development programs that deal with educating English language learners.