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Algozzine, Bob, Ed.; McQuiston, Kathleen; O'Shea, Doris; McCollin, Michelle – Preventing School Failure, 2008
High school students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds frequently struggle with the literacy demands of middle and high school curricula. Many students with severe impairments do not have basic phonological awareness and decoding skills. To improve the reading achievement of these students and promote their success in…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement, Phonological Awareness
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McCollin, Michelle; O'Shea, Doris – Preventing School Failure, 2005
Legislative language, mandated by the newly reauthorized Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004 and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, underscores a number of issues relevant to students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds displaying reading-achievement difficulties. In this article,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Reading Difficulties, Reading Achievement, Emergent Literacy