Effective Educational Programs, Practices, and Policies for English Learners

Effective Educational Programs, Practices, and Policies for English LearnersAuthor(s): Liliana Minaya-Rowe\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781623968588, 978-1623968588\nSynopsis\nThe central issue of this volume is how to meet the linguistic and academic needs of the increasing numbers of English learners (ELs). At the center of educational turns is the role of school professionals in this Common Core Standards era. Teacher education programs and professional development, or pre-service and in-service programs for teachers of ELs, are currently being reframed to reflect the new demands placed on all teachers in light of the new standards. The expectation is that ELs can learn, and their teachers possess the expertise to teach, both discipline content and academic English at the same time.\n\nThe large numbers of ELs across the country have created a wide gap between what teachers have been trained to .