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Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners: An Educator's Guide
by Judith Lessow-Hurley
ASCD , 2003
ISBN: 0871207591

Today's public schools are increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse. To help second language learners keep up in the classroom, Judith Lessow-Hurley helps us understand the challenges that these students face.

Judith Lessow-Hurley introduces key issues:

* The demographics of second language learners
* The theory underlying language instruction
* Desirable qualifications for bilingual teachers
* Effective teaching methods and programs
* Language and politics
* Language and the law

Set a sound course for your second language development program by following the principles and advice from this book. Explore the challenges and triumphs of helping second language learners achieve, and get up-to-date on the key issues of educating students in a multilingual society.


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