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AccELLerate! 1.4. Summer 2009

Special Issue: Literacy and ELLs

June 2009

Table of Contents

Articles

• Anstrom & DiCerbo: Identifying the Academic Language Demands of Secondary Science and Mathematics Standards for English Language Learners
• Collins: Developing ELLs' Reading Skills in the Content Area
• Hamilton: Literacy and Academic Success: Content Reading Strategies in the Secondary ESOL Classroom
• Lewis-Moreno: Spread the Word: Vocabulary Strategies for the Inclusive Mainstream Classroom
• Pandey: Using Visual Maps to Enhance Writing Fluency in the Middle School
• Roman, Wientjes, Thompson, & Hakuta: Wordsift: An Interactive Web-based Vocabulary Tool Designed to Enhance Academic Literacy
• Romanova: Linguistic Literacy and English Language Learners: A Conceptual Framework
• Wilde: NAEP, the "Nation's Report Card," and ELL students

Teachers' Gems of Wisdom

• Twomey, Droesch, & Cervone: Implementing Scaffolds for English Language Learners in Mainstream Classrooms (page 4)
• St. John-Ramsey: Lessons Learned: A Reflection on the Experience of Teaching Newcomers (page 18)

Plus:

Information about upcoming conferences (page 10); NCELA Webinars (page 13); and askNCELA’s Inbox (page 24).