Introduction / Julie Coppola -- Word study assessment and instruction with ELLs in a second-grade classroom : bending with students' growth / Donald R. Bear, Lori A. Helman, and Linda Woessner -- Connecting language and literacy development in elementary classrooms / Youb Kim, P. David Pearson, Meredith McLellan, Andrea McPherson-Rumsey, and Zachary A. Konett -- Children's literature in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms / Nancy Roser, Jennifer Battle, and Melody Patterson Zoch -- Creating opportunities for "Grand Conversations" among ELLs with literature circles / Gisela Ernst-Slavit, Catherine Carrison, and Jan Spiesman-Laughlin -- Implementing scaffolded reading experiences in diverse classrooms / Michael F. Graves and Jill Fitzgerald -- Developing language and literacy in science : differentiated and integrated instruction for ELLs / Fay Shin, Robert Rueda, Christyn Simpkins, and Hyo Jin Lim -- Organizing classroom instruction that supports ELLs : promoting student engagement and oral language development / Julie Nora and Julie E. Wollman -- Supporting the writing development of high school ELLs with guided writing : success stories from one classroom / Kathleen A.J. Mohr and Eric S. Mohr -- Collaborating with "Hard-to-Reach" parents in an ELL population : one teacher's exploration / Trini Lewis and Esmeralda Ramos -- My language, my culture : helping teachers connect home and school for English literacy learning / Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt ... [et al.] -- Preparing middle and secondary school teachers to teach reading, language, and content : a look at professional development programs / Margarita Calderón and Russell Wasden -- Author index -- Subject index.