2007 CREATE Conference
Academic Language and Content:A Focus on English Language Learners in the Middle School
QuEST (Quality English and Science Teaching)
Dr. Diane August
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Research overview: Project QuEST
Sample QuEST lessons: Week Eight
Recommended Readings
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August, D. & Shanahan, T. (Eds.). (2006). Developing literacy in second-language learners: Report of the National Literacy Panel on language minority children and youth. Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Biancarosa, G., & Snow, C.E. (2004). Reading next: A vision for action and research in middle and high school literacy. Report to the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Washington, DC: Alliance for Excellent Education.
Guthrie, J.T., Wigfield, A., Barbosa, P., Perencevich, K.C., Taboada, A. et al. (2004). Increasing reading comprehension and engagement through concept-oriented reading instruction. Journal of Educational Psychology, 96, 403-423.