Accelerating the Literacy Performance of Bilingual Students: Evidence-Based Instruction in Grades K-6

This research-based, highly practical volume presents ways teachers and schools can
accelerate literacy achievement with bilingual K–6 students in both English and their
home languages. Georgia Earnest García shares innovative instructional strategies for
students with different language backgrounds in multiple settings - bilingual/ESL
classrooms, dual-language classrooms, or all-English classrooms. She explains key
concepts, such as sheltered instruction and translanguaging, and discusses how the
science of reading should be adapted for bilingual students. The book offers concrete
ideas for conducting unbiased assessments and building core domains of L1 and L2
literacy, including oral language, reading, writing, and academic language and
vocabulary. Utility is enhanced by guiding questions, helpful vignettes, and
reproducible and downloadable forms.

•Much-needed resource–– research-based techniques for accelerating learning for
bilingual students ages 5–11 (grades K–6).
•Presents expert ideas for strengthening students' reading, writing, and oral language
skills in both their first and additional languages.
•Explains how the science of reading applies to bilingual literacy instruction, as well as
its limitations.
•Practical; provides guiding questions, reproducible forms, and vignettes reflecting
different home languages, including Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin.