Berhardt advocates more principled research and instruction in second language literacy. This book is a personal statement based on her own theory and research

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Reading in a Second Language offers a comprehensive survey of the phenomenon and process of reading in a second language, with graduate and upper-level undergra

This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children’s later reading and writing achie

Reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth, this book concisely summarises what is known from empirical resea