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Second language literacy through literature.

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| March 22, 2007 | Pompetti-Szul, Irene C. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This article describes how different instructional scaffolds supported English language learners of varying English proficiency levels in successfully completing a story-telling and story-writing activity. Participation in literature circles and student-student collaborations were key elements of the Second Language Literacy Through Literature instructional approach.

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The approach to literacy and literature instruction for second language learners described below is taken from a nested case study, described in detail in Differential Instructional Scaffolding in the Teaching of Second Language Literacy (Pompetti-Szul, 1997). ...

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