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From http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education_update/oct09/vol51/num10/Making_Challenges_Meaningful_for_English_Language_Learners.aspx

Making Challenges Meaningful for English Language Learners
Q&A: A Conversation with Pérsida and William Himmele
by Rick Allen
Education Update
October 2009

English language learners (ELLs) face a variety of linguistic challenges during the school day, from bantering with their peers on the playground to understanding the academic language teachers use in the classroom. In the new ASCD book The Language-Rich Classroom, authors Pérsida and William "Bill" Himmele give teachers a range of effective, research-based strategies to help ELLs develop their language skills, feel confident in using new vocabulary, and communicate successfully in school.

Read an interview with the authors at http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education_update/oct09/vol51/num10/Making_Challenges_Meaningful_for_English_Language_Learners.aspx
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