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This second edition updates the myths the authors challenged in the first book as well as addressing new ones that have arisen since, and discuss how teachers of ELLs can ensure that their students will fare well in the era of No Child Left Behind.--[book cover].

This text offers teacher accounts of teaching English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) in grades K-8 worldwide. Articles included are: (1) "Common Threads, Common Bonds" (Denise McKeon and Katharine Davies Samway); (2) "For a Brighter Future: SPEAK Project in Soweto" (Pippa Stein); (3) "The 'Essence of Sliding': Encouraging Elementary ESL Students To Become Creative Writers" (J. Wesley Eby); (4) "Watson and Son's EFL Class: Teaching English to Chinese Children Using Only English and a U.S. Peer" (Tim Watson); (5) "Teaching English in Russia" (Alevtina Poliak); (6) "Teaching English in Primary Schools in Brunei Darussalam" (Ng Seok Moi and Wendy Preston); (7) "Learning English Naturally in Emelie Parker's Classroom" (Sue Sherman); (8) "How Do They Learn To Read and Write? Literacy Instruction in a Refugee Camp" (Lauren Hoyt); (9) "Team Teaching in Second Grade (Don't Pull Out the Kids, Pull In the Teacher)" (Carlyn Syvanen); (10) "English in Austrian Primary Schools" (Maria Felberbauer); (11) "Teaching English to Children in China" (Bi Qing); (12) "Primary Education and Language Teaching in Botswana" (Lydia Nyati Ramahobo and Janet Ramsay Orr); (13) "A Tale of Two Cultures: At Home in the German School Washington" (Donna Stassen); (14) "Teaching English in Estonia: Using Reading and Writing Process Methods To Teach EFL" (Emma Wood Rous). (Each essay contains references. A teacher resources list is included.) (NAV)

Identifies some of the myths that have appeared regarding the education of language minority students in the U.S., discusses the basic research that refutes the myths, and looks at some of the most effective programs and practices for teaching language minority students.