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 A publication of Course Crafters, Inc. . Volume 6, Number 1 
January/February 2007 
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In This Issue...
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  • In The News
  • What Does Research Teach Us About Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?
  • Boise Breaks Barriers and Builds Bridges
  • ELL Teacher Diary #1: Nagib Learns to Read

  • What Does Research Teach Us About Teaching Reading to English Language Learners?
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    The lack of research on teaching reading to ELLs means that teachers often must develop their own effective teaching strategies. In this article, Suzanne Irujo gives teachers specific suggestions for modifying reading programs to meet the needs of English language learners.

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    Boise Breaks Barriers and Builds Bridges
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    Studies suggest that children do better in school when they have the support of their family at home. In the first of two articles about involving the parents of ELLs in schools, Sarah Auerbach looks into the challenges the parents of ELLs face and how one school district in Boise, Idaho, has successfully met those challenges.

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    ELL Teacher Diary #1: Nagib Learns to Read
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    Get a glimpse at the diary of ELL teacher Ámbar de Mejía of Wilson's Mills Elementary in North Carolina as she strives to meet the daily demands of teaching. The first in a year-long series.

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    In The News
    Bilingual by Fifth Grade? The Vail Daily News - 1/20/07

    NY ELLs Taking Tests After One Year of English Language Instruction The Times Herald-Record - 1/19/07

    Judge Refuses to Postpone Arizona ELL Hearing The Tuscon Citizen - 1/6/07

    St. Paul Collaboration Leads to Success for ELL Students The Christian Science Monitor - 12/21/06

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