This revised and expanded third edition of a course text and teacher guide explores second-language acquisition and provides practical instructional strategies for PreK-12, highlighting ways to draw on emergent bilingual and multilingual students' strengths and offering innovative learning activities, lesson-planning ideas, technology applications, and resources. It includes a new chapter on visual literacy, extensive updated coverage of literacy in the digital age, increased attention to multimodal projects and activities, and new or expanded discussions of translanguaging, dual-language instruction, English as a lingua franca, and other timely topics.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 382 pages
Publication date: 15 January 2024
Publisher: Guilford Publications

Second Edition

Building Literacy with English Language Learners

This established course text and teacher guide explores the processes involved in second-language acquisition and translates the research into practical instructional strategies for PreK-12. Engaging classroom vignettes and personal reflections from the authors and other seasoned educators bring the teaching methods and linguistic concepts to life. Highlighting ways to draw on emergent bilingual and multilingual students' strengths, the book presents innovative learning activities, lesson-planning ideas, technology applications, downloadable reproducible forms, and other resources. Second edition title: Building Literacy with English Language Learners.

New to This Edition

• Chapter on visual literacy.


• Extensive updated coverage of literacy in the digital age, including gamification and video games, digital reading, and uses of ChatGPT in the classroom.


• Increased attention to multimodal projects and activities.


• New or expanded discussions of translanguaging, dual-language instruction, English as a lingua franca as well as an academic language, and other timely topics.

Pedagogical Features

• How Does This Look in the Classroom? sections.


• Study and discussion questions in every chapter.


• Chapter-opening Key Vocabulary boxes.


• End-of-book glossary.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781462553242
Edition number: 3 ed