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 Learning to Read Across Languages: Cross-Linguistic Relationships in First- and Second-Language Literacy Development
Keiko Koda, Annette M Zehler (2007)
This book systematically examines how learning to read occurs in diverse languages, and in so doing, explores how literacy is learned in a second language by learners who have achieved at least basic reading skills in their first language.
 Developing Reading and Writing in Second-Language Learners
Diane August and Timothy Shanahan (Eds.) (2007)
This book was created as a summary of the full volume, Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners, reporting the findings of the National Literacy Panel on language-minority children and youth.
In this more accessible version, chapters adapted from the full report concisely review the state of knowledge on the development of literacy in language-minority children and youth in relation to five specific themes.
 Developing Literacy in Second-Language Learners
Diane August and Timothy Shanahan (Eds.) (2006)
This volume reports the findings of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. The formal charge to the panel—a distinguished group of expert researchers in reading, language, bilingualism, research methods, and education—was to identify, assess, and synthesize research on the education of language-minority children and youth with respect to their attainment of literacy.
Reading and Adult English Language Learners: A Review of the Research
Miriam Burt, Joy Kreeft Peyton, & Rebecca Adams
This book summarizes the research on adult English language learners reading English, offers ESL teachers and administrators suggestions for instruction, and points to areas where further research is needed.
From At-Risk to Excellence: Research, Theory, and Principles for Practice
Roland G. Tharp (1997)
This report describes the research agenda for the National Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE).
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