Teaching secondary english learners to understand, analyze, and write interpretive essays about theme

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 245-256

  Olson, Carol Booth ^a   Land, Robert ^b   Anselmi, Thelma ^c   Aubuchon, Charlie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Columban School in the Diocese of Orange   (United States)

^d McFadden Intermediate in the Santa Ana Unified School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Article; Comprehension; Content literacy; Language learners; Literature; Methodology; Motivation; Profdev; Strategies; Struggling; Theoretical; Writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649996216     PISSN: 10813004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1598/JAAL.54.4.2     Document Type: Article

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