This webinar was presented live on November 4, 2012 for Global Conversations in Literacy Research 2012-2013 Series" ([ Ссылка ])

APA Citation: Freeman, Y. & Freeman, D. (2012, November 4). Academic language for English language learners. [Webinar]. In Global Conversations in Literacy Research Web Seminar Series. Retrieved from [ Ссылка ].

Dr. Yvonne (Bonnie) Freeman is a Professor of Bilingual Education, and Dr. David Freeman is a Professor of Reading and ESl and the chair of the Language, Literacy, and Intercultural Studies Department at the University of Texas at Brownsville. Bonnie and David Freeman present and publish together in the areas of bilingual education, second language acquisition, and literacy education for English learners. The Freemans present regularly at international, national, and state conferences-including NABE (National Association of Bilingual Education), TABE (Texas Association of Bilingual Education), NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English), IRA (International Reading Association), and TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) and give featured and keynote presentations across the country. In 1994-95, they spent a year in Mérida, Venezuela, at the Universidad de Los Andes as a Fulbright scholar. In the summer of 1997, they worked with bilingual teachers in Argentina and Uruguay. She has also taught courses in Spain and Lithuania.

The Freemans have published articles and book chapters jointly and separately on the topics of second language teaching, biliteracy, bilingual education, Spanish children's literature, and second language acquisition. The Freeman's newest book is Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers(Heinemann, 2009).


Academic Language for English Learners

Other recent books are English Language Learners: The Essential Guide, published (Scholastic, 2007), and a book they edited, Diverse Learners in the Mainstream Classroom (Heinemann, 2008). Other Heinemann books by the Freemans include the second edition of Teaching Reading and Writing in Spanish and English in Bilingual and Dual Language Classrooms (Heinemann,2008) and the translation of this book, La enseñanza de la lectura y la escritura en salones bilingües y de doble imersión (Heinemann, 2009), Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators (2005), Essential Linguistics: What You Need to Know to Teach Reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics, and Grammar (2004); Closing the Achievement Gap: How to Reach Limited Formal Schooling and Long-Term English Learners(2002), the second Acquisition (2001), which received the Mildenberger Award from the Modern Language Association for outstanding research in the field of foreign and second language teaching, Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms (2000), and ESL/EFL Teaching: Principles for Success (1998). These books can be found at ([ Ссылка ]).

In addition, to their other publications, the Freemans are lead authors of Rigby's new ESL program, On Our Way to English, and are part of the author team for Rigby's new Rigby Literacy program, Literacy by Design. They have also recently authored a new Rigby product, STEEL (Strategic Teaching Essentials for English Learners), a professional development program for teachers to support their teaching of ELLs.[ Ссылка ]

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