The Language and Culture Bulletin is a publication produced by the Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Programs. The author of this bulletin is Donald Bouchard, WIDA Senior Consultant and Outreach Coordinator for Project Reach.

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Volume 12 (2009)

• No. 1 The Landscape of Academic Writing (PDF)

Volume 11 (2008)

• No. 1 Explicit Instruction (PDF)
• No. 2 Eliciting Background Knowledge (PDF)
• No. 3 Comprehensible Lesson Delivery (PDF)
• No. 4 Scaffolding for Academic Talk (PDF)
• No. 5 Active Listening to Develop Academic Language Proficiency (PDF)
• No. 6 Integrating Language Use for Content Learning (PDF)

Volume 10 (2007)

• No. 1 The Complexities of Learning for Language Minorities (PDF)
• No. 2 The Effect of Early vs. Late Immigration on Schooling (PDF)
• No. 3 The Unique and Complex Profile of Hispanic Learners (PDF)
• No. 4 The Varied World of ELLS with Arabic Language Background (PDF)
• No. 5 Characteristics of Somali Culture and Their Impact on Learning (PDF)
• No. 6 U.S. Born Cambodian Learners’ Struggle for Cultural Identity (PDF)
• No. 7 The Role of Explicit Teaching with Sudanese Learners (PDF)
• No. 8 Unwrapping Culture & Language for ELLs in the Mainstream (PDF)

Volume 9 (2006)

• 2005-The Year of Languags (PDF)
• No. 1 Issues in Writing for English Language Learners (PDF)
• No. 2 Using Content Texts for Writing (PDF)
• No. 3 Guided Tasks for Improving Content Writing (PDF)
• No. 4 Error Correction in Writing (PDF)
• No. 5 Responding to ELL Writing (PDF)
  
• No. 6 Effective Peer Review of Writing (PDF)
• No. 7 Sentence Starters for Academic Writing (PDF)
  
• No. 8 Aspects of Nouns and Verbs for Academic Writing (PDF)
• No. 9 Using Corpra Research to Help in Academic Writing (PDF)
• No. 10 Expository Writing Activities (PDF)

Volume 8 (2005)

• No. 1 The Basis of Differentiation for ELLs (PDF)
• No. 2 Adjusting Language Complexity in Teaching (PDF)
• No. 3 Calibrating Cognitive Demand with Language Use in Content (PDF)
• No. 4 Teaching to Learning Style Differences (PDF)
• No. 5 Adapting Content Language to Different Learning Styles (PDF)
• No. 6 Activities for Distinguishing How Words are Used (PDF)
• No. 7 Innovative Use of Dictations to Access Content Language (PDF)
• No. 8 Question Posing (PDF)

Volume 7 (2004)

• No. 1 Profile of the Mainstreamed Language Minority Student (PDF)
• No. 2 Examining Our Assumptions in Delivering Instruction (PDF)
• No. 3 Ten Techniques for Comprehending Text (PDF)
• No. 4 Integrated Language Activities for Teaching Content (PDF)
• No. 5 Scaffolding (PDF)
• No. 6 The Language of Math, Science and Social Studies (PDF)
• No. 7 Vocabulary Activities for Learning Content (PDF)
• No. 8 Helping Learners Achieve Academic Competence (PDF)
• No. 9 Background Information for Teaching Mainstreamed Learners (PDF)

Volume 6 (2003)

• No. 1 Scaffolding: Key to Higher Learning Standards (PDF)
• No. 2 Helping Language Minority Learners Expand Oral Fluency (PDF)
• No. 3 Increasing Academic Fluency (PDF)
• No. 4 Monitoring Personal Oral Language Delivery (PDF)
• No. 5 Why is English Difficult? (PDF)
• No. 6 Engagement in Learning with Instructional Conversations (PDF)
• No. 7 Understanding the Form and Meaning of Words (PDF)
• No. 8 Vocabulary Learning Strategies (PDF)

Volume 5 (2002)

• No. 1 Using Comprehensible Language in the Classroom
• No. 2 Misconceptions About Language and Culture (PDF)
• No. 3 Factors to Consider in Teaching Concept Development (PDF)
• No. 4 Challenges to Academic Success (PDF)
• No. 5 Cross-Culture Competence (PDF)
  
• No. 6 Elements of Acculturation (PDF)
• No. 7 Cultural Assumptions and Their Effects on Learning (PDF)
• No. 8 Mismatches in Teaching for Diversity (PDF)

Volume 4 (2001)

• No. 1 Factors Influencing Reading English as a Second Language (PDF)
• No. 2 Predictors of Literacy Success for Language Minority Students (PDF)
• No. 3 Constructing Meaning in Reading (PDF)
• No. 4 Barriers to Activating Knowledge in Reading (PDF)
• No. 5 Critical Strategies for Comprehending Texts (PDF)
• No. 6 Cultural Citations in Reading (PDF)
• No. 7 Improving Content Reading with a Focus on Vocabulary (PDF)
• No. 8 Strategies and Questions for Self-Directed Content Reading (PDF)

Volume 3 (2000)

• No. 1 12 ‘C’s for Success in School (PDF)
• No. 2 What is Communicative Competence? (PDF)
• No. 3 The Role of Context in Learning (PDF)
• No. 4 Developing Language Through Content (PDF)
• No. 5 Fostering Comprehensible Use of Language (PDF)
• No. 6 Clarifying Language Responses (PDF)
• No. 7 Constructing Knowledge (PDF)
• No. 8 Learning Through Collaboration (PDF)
• No. 9 Using Complex Language (PDF)
• No. 10 Using Strategies to Connect Learners with Knowledge (PDF)
• No. 11 Lowering Anxiety Through Congenial Learning Tasks (PDF)
• No. 12 Building School Communities to Embrace Cultural Diversity (PDF)
• No. 13 A Checklist to Help Ensure Learner Success (PDF)

Volume 2 (1999)

• No. 1 Conversational and Academic Language Use in the Classroom (PDF)
• No. 2 The Crucial Role of Cognitive Demand and Context in Learning (PDF)
• No. 3 Problematic English Structures in Academic Learning (PDF)
• No. 4 Theme-Based Instruction for English Language Learners (PDF)
• No. 5 Teaching Content to English Language Learners (PDF)
• No. 6 Lesson Modification to Accommodate for English Language Barriers (PDF)
• No. 7 The Relationship Between Culture & Learning Style (PDF)
  
• No. 8 Teaching Learning Strategies to Promote Academic Success (PDF)
• No. 9 Designing Tasks to Promote Critical Thinking (PDF)
• No. 10 Posing Questions to Promote Critical Thinking (PDF)

Volume 1 (1998)

• No. 1 Who are the Language Minorities? (PDF)
• No. 2 The Acculturation of Language Minority Learners…
• No. 3 Educational Experiences and Other Factors Affecting Language Minority Learner Achievement (PDF)
• No. 4 Attitudes and Motivation of Foreign Born Language Minority Learners (PDF)
• No. 5 Attitudes and Motivation of US-Born Language Minority Learners (PDF)
• No. 6 Promoting a Culture of Success (PDF)

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