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This study examined the role of science domain knowledge, reading motivation, and decoding skills in reading comprehension achievement in third-grade students who are English learners (ELs) and students who are monolingual, using a nationally representative data set.

The authors of this two-year case study investigated expert language/content instructional strategies in a high school science class composed of English learners (ELs) speaking different languages and at different stages of English acquisition.

The article describes research-based instructional practices to improve the reading comprehension and academic vocabulary of English Learners (ELs) in the secondary grades. Adolescent ELs who have difficulty with English proficiency most likely have difficulty with reading comprehension.

Can universal design for learning improve the engagement and outcomes of English learners (ELs)?

The author begins this article by describing how a teacher teaches ecology to a class of English language learners (ELs) with different levels of English proficiency.

This study examines the characteristics and determinants of English learners' (ELs') access to academic content in middle school (Grades 6-8).

This paper focuses on the future of Spanish in the United States and on the tensions and challenges that surround what Fishman (1964) referred to as intergenerational continuity.

Utilizing a figured worlds and critical historical inquiry framework, this qualitative study examined how the Tejano History Curriculum Project provided opportunities for prospective and practicing bilingual educators to challenge long-standing and problematic depictions of Tejana/o histories in Tex

The number of English learners (ELs) in U.S. schools continues to increase rapidly. Schools often struggle with the issue of providing English language instruction that does not interfere with ELs' content instruction.

Drawing on sociocultural perspectives, this article illustrates the potential for extending figured worlds through cultural artifacts.