ESL and Reading Strategies

Measuring ESL Students' Awareness of Reading Strategies

Examines the metacognitive awareness of English as a Second Language students on reading strategies in the U.S. Development of the Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS); Suggestions for improved practices in developmental reading instruction; Efficacy of SORS.

Pop Culture and ESL students: Intertextuality, Identity, and Participation in Classroom Discussions

Discusses the role of pop culture in the literacy of English as a secondary language students. Use of pop culture and other literacies in current events discussions; Sources of information about pop culture; Implications for teachers and teacher educators. Discusses a student's need for prior knowledge and social context for reading preparedness.

Practical Ideas on Alternative Assessment for ESL Students. ERIC Digest.

This article offers practical strategies for assessment of ESL students including the use of graphic organizers, and the use of "Content Area Logs" designed to encourage the use of metacognitive strategies when students read expository text.

THEORY

Learning Language and Critical Literacy: Adolescent Students

Explores learning language and critical literacy in adolescent English as a Second Language (ESL) students in Queensland. Nature and choice of texts under critical investigation; Observation on ESL students and resistant reading; Challenges to ESL learning. Excellent discussion of Resistant Reading.

Concerted Effort Needed To Spot Learning Disabilities in ESL Students.

Discusses the need for English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers in the United States to determine how to identify students who have problems learning. Problem of deciding when a student's problem relates to learning English and when it is a disability; Identification of a gap in ability.