Latino children learning English : steps in the journey /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Valdés, Guadalupe
Other Authors:	Capitelli, Sarah, Alvarez, Laura
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Teachers College Press, [2011]
Series:	Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:	English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers. Education, Bilingual > Cross-cultural studies. Multicultural education > Cross-cultural studies. Linguistic minorities > Education > Social aspects > Cross-cultural studies.

Table of Contents:

Realistic expectations: English language learners and the acquisition of "academic" English
One-on-one English: a design experiment
Interactions and affordances
The development of L2 interactional competence
Growth seen from a combined perspective: the challenge of measuring children's language production
Reflections on one-on-one English
Appendix A: Transcription conventions
Appendix B: Complete summary of children's turn types
Appendix C: Comparison of English language proficiency standards in CELDT, WIDA, and ELDA (levels 3-5)
Appendix D: Bibliography of children's books.